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Holt Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News "Feature Church" on June 12, 1970

"Holt Baptist Church was founded in 1904 with 18 charter members. Our present membership is 866. Our church has witnessed a continuous growth, both spiritually and in…

Hopewell Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News Feature Church on October 24, 1969. Charles E. Langston was minister at that time.

"Hopewell Church is located at 4201 University Blvd. Hopewell Baptist offers you something you are missing if you…

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Gordo was founded in 1843. The first church was a log building with a dirt floor and seats made of split logs and was heated by an eight-foot wide fireplace behind the pulpit and lit by oil lamps. The church had very…

Organized ca. 1870 near the banks of the Black Warrior River, "The Grove" was the first Baptist church begun by African Americans in Tuscaloosa's Big Bend community. Former slaves comprised the original congregation. Early services were held in the…

Ridgecrest Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News Feature Church on October 10, 1969.

"A church being born in a city park??? Unlikely, unusual, but true.

Twelve years ago, in August, some twenty-seven adults met in Eastwood Park to discuss…

Rosedale Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News Featured Church on February 5, 1971.

"Rosedale Baptist Church, located at 2424 28th Street, was organized October 20, 1900. This Church has had a glorious past and foresees a marvelous future. Bill…

South Highlands Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News Featured Church on May 5, 1971.

"The South Highlands Baptist Church was constituted on May 31, 1953, as a result of the vision of the Calvary Baptist Church.

South Highlands endeavors to…

Southside Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News Featured Church on October 31, 1969.

"Sometime in the 1890's the First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa organized a Sunday School in the vicinity of the A.G.S. depot. An old suspender factory was used…

Skyland Boulevard Baptist was the Tuscaloosa News Featured Church on January 2, 1970.

"The Skyland Boulevard Baptist Church, located at 3320 East Skyland Boulevard, began as a Mission of the Calvary Baptist Church, Sunday, June 2nd, 1961, and was…

Taylorville Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News on July 18, 1969.

"Started as mission of Forest Lake Baptist under Dr. Bonnie Nichols. The first meeting was held September 21, 1960 in the living room of Mrs. P.L. Spiller's home. Seven people…