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'''Fourth Avenue Baptist Church''' was a Southern Baptist congregation located at 7220 [[Fourth Avenue North]] in [[Wahouma]]. Its first building was erected on this site in [[1952]]. Its later modernist church building was begun in [[1961]] and designed by [[Christian and Blake]]. | '''Fourth Avenue Baptist Church''' was a Southern Baptist congregation located at 7220 [[Fourth Avenue North]] in [[Wahouma]]. It was initially organized as the '''Baptist Temple''' on [[July 2]], [[1951]] with [[Allen Wilkes]] as pastor. It was renamed Fourth Avenue in September [[1952]] and admitted to the [[Birmingham Baptist Association]] the next month | ||
Its first building was erected on this site in [[1952]]. Its later modernist church building was begun in [[1961]] and designed by [[Christian and Blake]]. | |||
On [[March 3]], [[1999]] the congregation voted to sell its building to Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, which was located in Woodlawn. When that church moved into the Fourth Avenue building in May of that year, it changed its name to [[East Lake Full Gospel Baptist Church]]. | |||
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==Pastors== | ==Pastors== | ||
* [[Knox Johnson]], | * [[Allen Wilkes]], 1951-1952 | ||
* [[Knox Johnson]], 1956-1990 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Thomas, Mary Posey (2001) ''The History of Fourth Avenue Baptist Church'' Birmingham, AL: The author. | |||
* [https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/11518/rec/2 "Fourth Avenue Baptist Launches Bond Sale to Expand Church"] (May 29, 2024) {{BPH}} via {{BPLDC}} | * [https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/11518/rec/2 "Fourth Avenue Baptist Launches Bond Sale to Expand Church"] (May 29, 2024) {{BPH}} via {{BPLDC}} | ||
[[Category:Former Baptist churches]] | [[Category:Former Baptist churches]] | ||
[[Category:1951 establishements]] | |||
[[Category:1952 buildings]] | [[Category:1952 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1961 buildings]] | [[Category:1961 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1999 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:4th Avenue North]] | [[Category:4th Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category:Christian and Blake buildings]] | [[Category:Christian and Blake buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Churches formerly in East Lake]] | [[Category:Churches formerly in East Lake]] | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 6 June 2024
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church was a Southern Baptist congregation located at 7220 Fourth Avenue North in Wahouma. It was initially organized as the Baptist Temple on July 2, 1951 with Allen Wilkes as pastor. It was renamed Fourth Avenue in September 1952 and admitted to the Birmingham Baptist Association the next month Its first building was erected on this site in 1952. Its later modernist church building was begun in 1961 and designed by Christian and Blake.
On March 3, 1999 the congregation voted to sell its building to Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, which was located in Woodlawn. When that church moved into the Fourth Avenue building in May of that year, it changed its name to East Lake Full Gospel Baptist Church.
Pastors
- Allen Wilkes, 1951-1952
- Knox Johnson, 1956-1990
References
- Thomas, Mary Posey (2001) The History of Fourth Avenue Baptist Church Birmingham, AL: The author.
- "Fourth Avenue Baptist Launches Bond Sale to Expand Church" (May 29, 2024) Birmingham Post-Herald via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections