Bethel Presbyterian Church

BethelChurch.jpg
Bethel Marker.jpg
Bethel Grave.jpg

Title

Bethel Presbyterian Church

Subject

Church
Bethel Baptist Church

Description

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 Roberts, James Baines and Thomas Baines - at the home of Jeremiah Jeffrey near falls of the Black Warrior River.  Log building erected at this site (1822) as first church house.  Later moved to present site and framed building erected.  Church discontinued 1870 because of membership loss.  Bethel Presbyterian Church established on same site (1901) by evangilist D. N. Yarbro.  Present structure erected 1948; educational building added 1958.

Alabama Historical Association 1980

Text of grave stone:

ABSOLOM DEASON
Born March 23
1790
Died Sept. 18
1857


Source

Elizabeth Bradt

Date

November 2022

Contributor

Elizabeth Bradt (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

697

Coverage

Northport (AL)

Original Format

Photograph

Geolocation