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The Alabama Baptist is a weekly newspaper that was first published on February 4, 1843, initially an independent newspaper but supported by Baptist leaders in the state. It was purchased by the Alabama Baptist State Convention in 1919, and now has a circulation of 100,000. The newspaper is based in Birmingham, Alabama [25]
The university was founded in 1961 by the Alabama Baptist State Convention under the name of Mobile College. [2] In 1993, the college was renamed the University of Mobile in reference to its location in Mobile County, not to be confused with the City of Mobile. [3] For the 2018-2019 year, it had 1,885 students. [4]
[6] [10] African-American Baptist congregations in Alabama played an important primary role in the civil rights movement in the United States. [11] The St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church was host to the seventh Colored Baptist Convention of Alabama in 1874, a meeting that lead to the formation of Selma University in 1878. [11]
This is a list of colleges and universities operated or sponsored by Baptist organizations. Many of these organizations are members of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities (IABCU), which has 47 member schools in 16 states, including 44 colleges and universities, 2 Bible schools, and 1 theological seminary.
From the beginning the ABA was focused on missionary activity, founding churches in different counties, and had a strong representation at the 1823 foundation of the Southern Baptist Convention, supplying six of the fourteen delegates from the state of Alabama. [2] According to historian Wayne Flynt the ABA "dominated state Baptist life". [4]
The majority of Alabama's colleges and universities are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), [4] although several are accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), [5] the Council on Occupational Education (COE), [6] or the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).
Canaan Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Bessemer, Alabama. It is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA . Built in 1961, it had a congregation active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
A joint effort of the Alabama Baptist State Convention and Siloam Baptist Church made possible the erection of this new educational unit. The present Wicks organ was installed in 1974. In 1982, Siloam Baptist Church was named to THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PLACES by the United States Department of the Interior.