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Description
Title
St
.
Peter
Primitive
Baptist
Church
:
front
view
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
,
photographer
Date
2003
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
St. Peter Primitive Baptist Church
Property type
Church
Community Name
Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL
Description
Color
photograph
showing
an
angled
of the
front
and
left
side
facades
of the
church
. The
twin
towers
of the
church
and
double
entry
stairways
are
visible
.
Red
awnings
protect
each
entrance
and a
shelter
covers
the
walkway
along
the
side
of the
church
. The
towers
are not
alike
. The
right
(west)
tower
has
is
slightly
taller
with a
pyramidal
roof
while
the
left
has a
flat
roof
. The
building
features
distinctive
windows
of
colored
slag
glass
.
Windows
at the
upper
level
have
pointed
overlights
. The
church
sign
in
front
of the
bulding
reads
: "
Saint
Peter
Primitive
Baptist
Church
:
Fun
Day
7-19-03;
"
Historical Notes
The
congregation
of
St
.
Peter
Primitive
Baptist
Church
formed
in
1903
and
constructed
its
first
building
in
1911
at the
same
location
as the
present
church
. By
1943
the
congregation
had
outgrown
the
original
building
,
which
was
demolished
to
allow
construction
of a
brick
church
of
mid-twentieth
century
Gothic
Revival
design
,
creating
one
of the
largest
gathering
places
for
African
Americans
in
Bessemer
. The
expansive
new
sanctuary
allowed
the
church
to have an
important
role
in the
development
of a
capella
gospel
singing
in the
Birmingham-Bessemer
area
.
Most
notably
, the
Sterling
Jubilee
Singers
are
closely
associated
with the
church
.
Rev
.
William
A.
Clark
,
who
served
as
pastor
until
1962
,
led
the
effort
to
construct
a
new
church
,
encouraged
the
use
of the
church
for
gospel
programs
, and was a
supporter
of the
Alabama
Christian
Movement
for
Human
Rights
(ACMHR)
. The
church
was
among
the
first
to
host
critical
meetings
of
ACMHR
in the
years
1956-58
.
Collection Name
African American Churches
Subject-LCSH
African American Churches -- Tennessee
Church buildings -- Alabama
Subject-TGM
Churches
Type
Still image
Genre
Photograph
Extent
4
x
6
in.
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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