Stone Street Baptist Church

Stone Street Baptist Church, Alabama's first Baptist church, was organized in 1806, thirteen years before Alabama became a state and thirty years after the nation was formed, so freed people of color could worship the Lord God. Also called The African Church, it was led first by Richard "Uncle Dick" Fields, a courageous religious pioneer. Its initial church edifice was constructed of bush tops and straw held up by connecting poles. The congregation moved to its present location in 1870 and renovated in 1931. On August 8, 1985, Stone Street Baptist Church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mobile, Alabama · United States