Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church Art Print

Brown Memorial Presbyterian, a red-brick church with white columns, stands prominently against a deep blue night sky, its architecture punctuated by a small steeple. Light trails from passing vehicles create dynamic lines across the foreground, adding a sense of movement to the serene setting.

A historical marker in front reads, "Oldest existing Black Presbyterian Church in Alabama. Organized by Dr. Charles A. Stillman as Salem Church in December, 1880.

First church building erected 9th Street and 30th Avenue in 1882. First pastors were Reverend B. M. Wilkinson (1889-90) and Reverend I. C. H. Champney (1894-98). In 1915 relocated at 11th Street and 25th Avenue.

In 1931 moved to present site. Name changed to Brown Memorial (1932) honoring Dr. R. A. Brown, Superintendent of Home Mission Work, PCUS. Present sanctuary built 1959 under leadership of Reverend Charles H. Williams. Earlier structure converted to Educational Building 1961."

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You can keep up with Jeremy's latest photographic efforts on his email newsletter: https://jercomphoto.substack.com Jeremy's origin story: He set up a darkroom in his parents' utility room while in high school in Phoenix, around 1970. He pestered his friends relentlessly and ruthlessly throughout the 1970s--constantly thrusting the camera in their faces. But he never could afford to print all the images on some 100 contact sheets. Once he got a scanner, he went wild rediscovering the images he shot during that decade. Perhaps it's just the law of averages that some of them are quite good. These black-and-white images from the seventies provide a view of the decade through the lens of an adolescent photographer who came of age during...