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[[Image:Dawson_Memorial_2007.jpg|thumb|350px|Dawson Memorial in February 2007]] | [[Image:Dawson_Memorial_2007.jpg|thumb|350px|Dawson Memorial in February 2007]] | ||
'''Dawson | '''Dawson Family of Faith''' (formerly '''Edgewood Baptist Church''' and '''Dawson Memorial Baptist Church''') is a large Baptist church, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, located at 1114 [[Oxmoor Road]] in the [[Edgewood]] neighborhood of [[Homewood]]. The church was renamed in memory of Dr. [[Lemuel Dawson]]. | ||
According to [[List of churches by attendance|figures compiled in 2005]] by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Dawson's average weekly attendance approximates 2,500. | According to [[List of churches by attendance|figures compiled in 2005]] by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Dawson's average weekly attendance approximates 2,500. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Schnorrenberg, John (March 1996) "The Churches of Edgewood" walking tour notes. Birmingham Historical Society | * Schnorrenberg, John (March 1996) "The Churches of Edgewood" walking tour notes. Birmingham Historical Society | ||
* Atchison, Ray M. & Doris Teague Atchison (1999) ''Light in the Valley: History of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church.'' Birmingham: Dawson Memorial Baptist Church | * Atchison, Ray M. & Doris Teague Atchison (1999) ''Light in the Valley: History of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church.'' Birmingham: Dawson Memorial Baptist Church | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.dawsonchurch.org Dawson | * [http://www.dawsonchurch.org Dawson Family of Faith] website | ||
[[Category:Baptist churches]] | [[Category:Baptist churches]] | ||
[[Category:Oxmoor Road]] | [[Category:Oxmoor Road]] | ||
[[Category:Turner & McPherson buildings]] | [[Category:Turner & McPherson buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1920 establishments]] | |||
Revision as of 07:30, 19 July 2013
Dawson Family of Faith (formerly Edgewood Baptist Church and Dawson Memorial Baptist Church) is a large Baptist church, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, located at 1114 Oxmoor Road in the Edgewood neighborhood of Homewood. The church was renamed in memory of Dr. Lemuel Dawson.
According to figures compiled in 2005 by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Dawson's average weekly attendance approximates 2,500.
Pastors
- Samuel Heath (1920)
- Lemuel Dawson (1925 - 1938)
- James H. Chapman, interim (1938)
- J. Ivey Edwards (1938 - 1947)
- William M. Vines, interim (1947 - 1948)
- Edgar Arendall (1948 - 1984)
- Landrum Leavell (1984 - 1987)
- James A. Newell (1987 - 1990)
- Ralph Langley, interim (1990 - 1991)
- Gary Fenton (1991 - current)
References
- Schnorrenberg, John (March 1996) "The Churches of Edgewood" walking tour notes. Birmingham Historical Society
- Atchison, Ray M. & Doris Teague Atchison (1999) Light in the Valley: History of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church. Birmingham: Dawson Memorial Baptist Church
External links
- Dawson Family of Faith website