First Baptist Church, Kingston
Historic church in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First Baptist Church, Kingston is a historic church at 4600 Ninth Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1961 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1][2] The congregation was organized in 1930, it was led by George W. Dickerson from 1941 to 1972, it played a leading role in the Civil Rights Movement and served as a site for mass meetings held by the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. The church is now surrounded by a public housing project erected in the late 1950s.[3]
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First Baptist Church, Kingston | |
Location | 4600 Ninth Ave. N Birmingham, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 33°32′24″N 86°46′6″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1961 |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 05000300[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 20, 2005 |
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In 2000, the congregation relocated to a new building at 4240 Ninth Avenue North and sold this structure the next year to Lighthouse Church Ministries.[3]