Alpha Church
Alpha Church is a church in Shelby, Tennessee. Alpha Church is situated nearby to Stax Museum of American Soul Music, as well as near Elmwood Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stax Museum of American Soul Music and LeMoyne–Owen College.
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Museum
Photo: Victor Chapa, CC BY 2.0.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records. Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. Stax Museum of American Soul Music is situated 1,500 feet west of Alpha Church.
LeMoyne–Owen College
College
LeMoyne–Owen College is a private historically black college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and located in Memphis, Tennessee. It resulted from the 1968 merger of historically black colleges and other schools established by northern Protestant missions during and after the American Civil War. LeMoyne–Owen College is situated 2,600 feet west of Alpha Church.
Elmwood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Elmwood Cemetery, Public domain.
Elmwood Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural cemeteries in the South. A funeral scene in Paramount's 1993 legal thriller The Firm was filmed here. Elmwood Cemetery is situated 2,300 feet north of Alpha Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Memphis and Medical District.
South Memphis
Suburb
South Memphis, one of the oldest portions of Memphis, Tennessee, is a community stretching from Riverside Drive and E. H. Crump Blvd just south of Downtown south and east to Pendleton St.
Medical District
Neighborhood
The Memphis Medical District is an area which was created to provide a central location for medical care, serving both Memphis and the Mid-South. Medical District is situated 2 miles north of Alpha Church.
Downtown Memphis
Suburb
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis. Downtown Memphis is situated 2 miles northwest of Alpha Church.
Alpha Church
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Alpha Church Congregation Temple of Living God”
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.11592° or 35° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
-90.02603° or 90° 1′ 34″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
867F4X8F+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 768689194OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4602461
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