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Union Bethel Christian Church is located at 1912 14th Street Southwest in the Mason City neighborhood of Birmingham.

The church was founded in 1932 by W. D. Hargrove, and was originally named Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, an affiliate of the 9th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It was located at 1300 6th Avenue South.

While at this location, the congregation left the AME Church and changed its name to Union Bethel Independent Methodist Church. It adopted its present name under pastor Kenneth Robinson in 2004.

The congregation commissioned a sculpture of Hargrove from Georges Bridges.

Because of its participation in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights the congregation was recognized as a "movement church" by the Birmingham Historical Society.

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Pastors

References

White, Marjorie Longenecker (1998) A Walk to Freedom: The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 1956-1964. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society. ISBN 0943994241

External links

Union Bethel Christian Church website

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 '''Union Bethel Christian Church''' is located at 1912 [[14th Street Southwest]] in the [[Mason City]] neighborhood of Birmingham.
-When the congregation was founded it was named '''Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church''' and was a congregation of the [[9th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church]]. It was located at 1300 [[6th Avenue South]]. While at this location, the congregation left the AME Church and changed its name to '''Union Bethel Independent Methodist Church'''.
+The church was founded in [[1932]] by [[W. D. Hargrove]], and was originally named '''Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church''', an affiliate of the [[9th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church]]. It was located at 1300 [[6th Avenue South]].
+While at this location, the congregation left the AME Church and changed its name to '''Union Bethel Independent Methodist Church'''. It adopted its present name under pastor [[Kenneth Robinson]] in [[2004]].
+The congregation commissioned a sculpture of Hargrove from [[Georges Bridges]].
 Because of its participation in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] the congregation was recognized as a "[[Movement churches|movement church]]" by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]].