Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church No.1 is a historic Missionary Baptist church building in Mobile, Alabama. The church was built in 1916 by the local African American community.Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: church building in Alabama, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1”, “Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church”, and “Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church No.1”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catholic Cemetery and Protestant Children’s Home.
Catholic Cemetery
Heritage site
Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.
Catholic Cemetery, formerly known as the Stone Street Cemetery, is a historic 150-acre cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama. It was established in 1848 by Michael Portier, a native of Montbrison, France and the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Mobile. Catholic Cemetery is situated 3,700 feet north of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1.
Protestant Children’s Home
Heritage site
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Protestant Children's Home, also known as the Protestant Orphans' Asylum, is a historic orphanage building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973. Protestant Children’s Home is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1.
National African - American Archives
Museum
Photo: Altairisfar, Public domain.
The architecturally and historically significant Historic Avenue Cultural Center is an exhibit and event space that serves as an anchor to Mobile, Alabama’s budding Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District. National African - American Archives is situated 1 mile east of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mobile and Toulminville.
Mobile
Mobile is a city in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America with almost a half million people in the metro area. Mobile is a historic, diverse port city with a strong southern culture and heritage.
Toulminville
Neighborhood
Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s. Toulminville is situated 2 miles northwest of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1.
Prichard
Town
Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Saraland, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile. Prichard is situated 2½ miles north of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1.
Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Number 1
- Categories: Protestant church building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.70019° or 30° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
-88.06889° or 88° 4′ 8″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
862HPW2J+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 358961122OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistGeoNames ID
4065081Wikidata ID
Q6922547
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