First Baptist Church (South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama)
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The First Baptist Church is a Baptist church. The First Baptist Church is located on South Perry Street, in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1829, it had a mixed congregation (consisting of enslaved and free blacks as well as whites) until 1867 when most African-American members (themselves often the slaves of the white congregationists)[1] branched off to found their own church, initially called "First Baptist Church, colored" a few blocks away on Ripley Street.
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First Baptist Church | |
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Location | South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Southern Baptist Convention |
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Division | Alabama Baptist Convention |
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