This grand Methodist church was constructed in 1927. In 1974, the church congregation joined with another Methodist church in a new building in a nearby community. The following year, the church was shuttered and sold. The property has sat abandoned ever since.
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Oh, this does look in a sorry state…
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I love reading your posts. It’s so cool what you do.
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Thank you for following my blog
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Is this for sale, do you know?
My fiance and I are looking to buy an old structure for our studios and gallery, also a home.
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As far as I know, the property is not for sale.
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Do you have any info on who owns it? I know someone very interested in it as a gothic wedding venue. As is.
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I don’t have any info on the owner. Sorry
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This is a facinating history. In your research did you learn where the AME church began? I grew up in Birmingham and was always perplexed when I would see that as part of the name. I think I was told that it stood for African Methodist Episcopal. I could not figure out how that mix ever came into being; it just seemed so odd to me.
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So sad do we know who owns it. Now..
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Aw, this was a really good post. Spending some time and actual effort to create a superb
article… but what can I say… I hesitate a lot and don’t manage to get nearly anything
done.
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That is interesting. Why such a place would be abandoned for so long.
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The inside of this churvh is very similiar to the First United Methodist church on Arlington Avenue and 19th street in Bessemer. The congregation merged in with another church probably about 10 yrs ago. Old buildings are sad when they are left alone.
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Does anyone know where this church is located?
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Where is this place located?
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Such a beautiful building. Such a horrific waste. “Restore us again” comes to mind. Thank you for the history you bring.
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That “organ” is very clearly a piano.
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Are you sure? It said Wurlitzer Organ on the side of it. I figured it was an electric organ.
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Wurlitzer also made pianos. This looks to be a piano.
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It is a shame that the owner did not try and sell the seats for the wood and salvage all the windows. People that buy these old properties sometimes have no idea what it will cost. There are still things that could be salvaged and sold, letting these beautiful things sit and rot is never in anyone best interests. So Sad………
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Very interested
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