First Baptist Church, Kingston
National Register of Historic Places

First Baptist Church, Kingston

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Listed
April 19, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000300

About this property

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. 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. 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.

Location

4600 Ninth Ave. N
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
33.54186, -86.76820

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Sources

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When was First Baptist Church, Kingston listed on the National Register?

First Baptist Church, Kingston was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 2005.

What type of historic resource is First Baptist Church, Kingston?

First Baptist Church, Kingston is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for First Baptist Church, Kingston?

The period of significance for First Baptist Church, Kingston is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1941.

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