Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church

Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist church in West Homewood located at 309 Raleigh Avenue. The pastor is Michael Ent. It is a member of the Birmingham Metro Baptist Association.

It was established in 1956 by the reunion of Shades Valley Baptist Church (established in 1898) and Mountain View Baptist Church, a group that had broken away from Shades Valley in 1954 and acquired the site where Raleigh Avenue was built.

In 1958 its building program was assisted by Dawson Memorial Baptist Church. Its sanctuary building was erected in 1963. In 2021 it had about 100 members.

Pastors

• Parks Redwine, -1956
• Gregory Allison, 1957-
• Bob Barnes
• Nic Seaborn, 2014-2021
• Michael Ent, 2022-

References

• "Raleigh Avenue to Get Texas Minister" (December 8, 1956) Birmingham Post-Herald Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
• "10th Year Ended by Dr. Arendall" (February 1, 1958) Birmingham Post-Herald Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
• Allen, Lee N (1984) Born for Missions: Birmingham Baptist Association, 1833-1883. Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Baptist Association
• Anderson, Jon (June 28, 2021) "Shades Crest Baptist Church Calls Nic Seaborn as Pastor" Hoover Sun
• Embry, Neal (July 28, 2022) "‘An answer to prayer’: Homewood natives come full circle as leaders of Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church The Homewood Star
• Bains, David R. (May 14, 2024) "Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church" Chasing Churches

External Links

• Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church website