Fairfax First Christian Church - Valley, AL
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N 32° 47.544 W 085° 11.237
16S E 669743 N 3629727
Located near the old mills on Boulevard in west Valley, this historic church has many original features and is an historic landmark building.
Waymark Code: WMK3Z9
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2014
Views: 2
Marker Text:
Side 1
Built 1916 by West Point Manufacturing Company and called Fairfax "Union" Church as it was shared by Disciples of Christ, Methodist, and Baptist groups. It was purchased by the Disciples of Christ after the others left to build their own churches and renamed Fairfax First Christian Church. White clapboard exterior built in shape of cross. Windows-hammered glass in shape of Moses' tablets. Original features in use: pews designed to match windows, windows, pulpit, exposed hand-hewn interior beams, interior design. Addition built in 1952. Designated a historic landmark by the Alabama Historical Commission in 1992 and the Valley City Council in 1993.
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Side 2
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Founding ministers: Reverend S. P. Speigel, Pastor West Point Christian Church; Reverend Dan Joiner, Pastor Lanett Christian Church. Charter Members: Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Smith, Sr.; Mrs. R. V. Combs; Mr. Charlie Floyd; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Norred; Mrs. Donzell Norred; Mr. and Mrs. H. Pigg; Judge Marion Brown; Mr. Walter Williams; Mr. Watkins; and Mrs. Pearl Dunn. The church building is part of the original Fairfax mill village design which included worker houses, general store, school, water-sewage system, railroad passenger and freight service.
Marker Name: Fairfax First Christian Church
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Fairfax First Christian Church.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1996
Marker Number: Not Listed
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