Missionaries from Tuscaloosa’s First Presbyterian Church stand with Chinese laborers outside of a church office in Shanghai, China, 1876. In American dress are Bishop Marvin, E.R. Hendrix, Y. T. Allen, A.P. Parker and J.W. Lambruth.
This is an archtiectural drawing of the First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa Sunday School Building. The building was constructed, but the fourth floor was never built. The building was later demolished.
In 1828, the sum of $1700 was subscribed for the erection of the church. Work on the church did not commence until 1829 and was complete in 1830. William Nichols, State Architect of Alabama, may have designed the church.
This is a photograph of the First Presbyterian Curch of Tuscaloosa in 1930.The First Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa was founded by 16 Presbyterians who left Pendleton, SC, to settle on the banks of the Black Warrior River and established the…
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…
Photo of church, historic marker, and old grave at the Bethel Presbyterian Church, 7100 Watermelon Road, Northport.Text of historic marker:Bethel Presbyterian Church
Originally organized (1818) as Bethel Baptist Church by three ministers - Nathan…