On This Day In Alabama History: First Baptist Church Of Selma Was Founded

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

In 1842, members of the Ocmulgee Baptist Church in nearby Perry County placed an ad in a local Selma paper to gauge interest in starting a new church in the area. The response was favorable, so First Baptist Church of Selma was founded on May 29, 1842. After the Battle of Selma in April 1865, the church was the only one in the area still open for Sunday services, and Union soldiers attended services.

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