Sardis Baptist Church, Birmingham

Name: Sardis Baptist Church
Address: Birmingham, United States

#108 among attractions in Birmingham

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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Sardis Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, also known as Old Sardis Baptist Church was built around 1910. The church as the location where the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was created at a mass meeting of over 1,000 people on June 5, 1956. Its pastor, the Reverend Robert L. Alford, was one of the founders of the organization. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ()

Built: 1956 (68 years ago)Coordinates: 33°31'28"N, 86°49'50"W

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Enon RidgeBirmingham United States

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Sardis Baptist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Linn Park, Legion Field, Birmingham Museum of Art.

1.7 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
43 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
1.2 miE
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
32 min walk • Linn Park is a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
1.1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Legion Field, Birmingham
29 min walk • Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans.
1.2 miE
Museum, Art museum
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
31 min walk • The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. It has one of the most extensive collections of artwork in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing numerous cultures...
1 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
27 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
1 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
26 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
1.1 miSE
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
28 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
1.4 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
36 min walk • The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district.
1.2 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Birmingham
31 min walk • The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is a state museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to communicating the state’s athletic history.
1.1 miSE
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
29 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
30 min walk • The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sardis Baptist Church?

Nearby attractions include First Baptist Church, Birmingham (20 min walk), Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham (21 min walk), First Ebenezer Baptist Church, Birmingham (24 min walk).

How to get to Sardis Baptist Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sardis Baptist Church:

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SW Corner of 4th Pl N & 12th Ct N • Lines: 18 (2 min walk)
NW Corner of 4th Pl N & 12th Av N • Lines: 18 (3 min walk)