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First Baptist Church--Alexander City AL23 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Jimmy Emerson
The First Baptist Church 1872
In the summer of 1872, a few residents of the village of Youngsville gathered for a revival held on the hill later occupied by Mistletoe Bough. Alexander City's First Baptist Church and First United Methodist Church trace their origins from that union revival held under a bush arbor.
On August 3, 1872, eleven men and women guided by Rev. A.K. Tribble met under the bush arbor and organized the Youngsville Baptist Church. J.T.P. Christian and B.B. Reams were elected deacons and T.S. Christain,Sr. was elected clerk. Following the town's name change the next year, the church became the Alexander City Baptist Church. Sunday services were held once a month until 1879.
On this site in 1877, the congregation erected it's first house-of-worship, a wood-frame structure valued at $1,000. The church erected new sanctuaries in 1906 and in 1967.
Alabama Historical Association, 2001
Downtown Alexander City, Alabama Tallapoosa County Alabama
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