St. Luke AME Church
St. Luke AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 2803 21st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was designed by the pioneering African American Architect Wallace Rayfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Protective Stadium and Bethel Baptist Church.
Protective Stadium
Stadium
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Protective Stadium is an outdoor multi-purpose stadium located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It is owned and operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority. Protective Stadium is situated 1 mile south of St. Luke AME Church.
Bethel Baptist Church
Church
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Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The church served as headquarters from 1956 to 1961 for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, which was led by Fred Shuttlesworth and active in the Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. Bethel Baptist Church is situated 1 mile northeast of St. Luke AME Church.
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
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Oak Hill Cemetery, located just north of downtown, is Birmingham, Alabama's oldest cemetery. Originally 21.5 acres on the southern slopes of Red Mountain, now Lane Park, for the burial of paupers, thereby ending the use of Oak Hill's "Potter's Field". Oak Hill Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles south of St. Luke AME Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Avondale.
Birmingham
Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 2½ miles southeast of St. Luke AME Church.
Elyton
Hamlet
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham. Elyton is situated 3½ miles southwest of St. Luke AME Church.
St. Luke AME Church
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Alabama, United States of America
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.54253° or 33° 32′ 33″ northLongitude
-86.80992° or 86° 48′ 36″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
865MG5VR+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 1337324861OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
11496798Wikidata ID
Q7589827
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