Zion First Baptist Missionary Church

Zion First Baptist Missionary Church

Zion Church used to be an white Baptist church prior to the Civil War. During the war, the church was used as a hospital by Union troops. After the Civil War, the white parishioners no longer wanted to use the church as it had become defiled. Because of this the church was then sold to an African Am...

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Main Author: Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1569
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Zion First Baptist Missionary Church
Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Colbert County, Alabama; Cherokee, Alabama; Zion Missionary Church; African American History; African American Church
description Zion Church used to be an white Baptist church prior to the Civil War. During the war, the church was used as a hospital by Union troops. After the Civil War, the white parishioners no longer wanted to use the church as it had become defiled. Because of this the church was then sold to an African American congregation that used to meet across the railroad tracks. The original building is still intact though there have been several additions since it was first built. The color of the bricks can be used as indicators to identify the additions. The darker colored bricks indicate the additions to the church. The church can be found off Lee Hwy in Cherokee, Alabama.
spelling Zion First Baptist Missionary ChurchSam Keiser, University of North AlabamaColbert County, Alabama; Cherokee, Alabama; Zion Missionary Church; African American History; African American Church Zion Church used to be an white Baptist church prior to the Civil War. During the war, the church was used as a hospital by Union troops. After the Civil War, the white parishioners no longer wanted to use the church as it had become defiled. Because of this the church was then sold to an African American congregation that used to meet across the railroad tracks. The original building is still intact though there have been several additions since it was first built. The color of the bricks can be used as indicators to identify the additions. The darker colored bricks indicate the additions to the church. The church can be found off Lee Hwy in Cherokee, Alabama.Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyNovember 30, 2015text, picturehttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1569Arthur Graves interview by Sam Keiser. November 11, 2015
title Zion First Baptist Missionary Church
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author Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama
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