As the story is told by Baptist records and Gateley, the original building was constructed on the land of one of the early settlers in the area Thomas Bull, who was also a charter member of the ...

Robert Smith Jr. has been pastor of New Bethel for the past 36 years and looked on as the crowds waited to pay their final respects. "She loved God, she loved the church, she loved the people of ...

Detroit A once-great institution, New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit now fights for survival against the ravages of time, social change and economic depression Updated: Dec. 11, 2010, 5:31 p.m.

Johnson, whose been at the church since 1970, raised six daughters, including Johnson-Hood, through the church and held leadership roles. "I enjoy this church. It's just for real here," Johnson said.

In 1894, Bethel Baptist changed its name to Bethel Baptist Institutional. "The church had gotten to the place where it had several schools, like Florida Baptist Academy," she said.

TUSCALOOSA | It's been 10 years since the leadership of Bethel Baptist Church first started dreaming of a new, larger sanctuary next to its existing church on 30th Avenue in West End.

Bethel Baptist Church in Collegeville, the headquarters church of Birmingham's civil rights movement when the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was pastor from 1956-61, will be celebrating on Sunday. The ...