First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1937
Photograph of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1937. Handwritten on the back of the photograph: "This is the largest 'Downtown' church in the city. Convenient to all hotels and many large apartment buildings. A popular place for the [illegible] away from home,...
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Alabama Churches and Religious Life Photographs |
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Samford University Archives |
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Samford University Archives |
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Photographs First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1937 |
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Photograph of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1937. Handwritten on the back of the photograph: "This is the largest 'Downtown' church in the city. Convenient to all hotels and many large apartment buildings. A popular place for the [illegible] away from home, where they have the [illegible] welcome of the church. It is noted for its Sunday school attendance as its classes will average from 1800 to 2000 attendees. The seating capacity is four thousand. Many of the noted ministers of the country occupy this pulpit each year." The church is a part of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. |
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First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1937Photograph of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1937. Handwritten on the back of the photograph: "This is the largest 'Downtown' church in the city. Convenient to all hotels and many large apartment buildings. A popular place for the [illegible] away from home, where they have the [illegible] welcome of the church. It is noted for its Sunday school attendance as its classes will average from 1800 to 2000 attendees. The seating capacity is four thousand. Many of the noted ministers of the country occupy this pulpit each year." The church is a part of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church.1937Imagephotographs5da26dc6-f563-486c-81d3-9b2e46524912https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/24282https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/5da26dc6-f563-486c-81d3-9b2e46524912p-od0018111930-1939This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Special Collection department at Samford University. (mailto:scdept@samford.edu) |
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First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1937 |
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First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1937 |
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