Shady Grove Baptist Church

Shady Grove Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3444 31st Way North, Collegeville, Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates	33°33′35″N86°48′15″W / 33.55972°N 86.80417°W / 33.55972; -86.80417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1943;82 years ago (1943)
Built by	Rev. L.J. Rogers
MPS	Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000297 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 20, 2005

Shady Grove Baptist Church, also known as Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, is a historic church at 3444 31st Way North, Collegeville, in Birmingham, Alabama. The building is of concrete construction and was built in 1942 under the direction of its pastor, the Rev. Lewis J. Rogers. The congregation was established in 1902. The cornerstone is dated 1943. The exterior was faced with Permastone in the early 1960s. It is significant for its congregation's participation in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights rallies for Civil rights in the 1950s and the 1960s under Rogers's direction. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

In 2021, the congregation garnered national attention after the pastor's daughter was shot and killed in a local park on Easter Sunday. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Van West, Carroll; Linda Nelson; Marjorie White (September 18, 2003). "Shady Grove Baptist Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
3. Bains, David R. (June 19, 2025). "Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Collegeville". Chasing Churches. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
4. Blair, Leonardo (April 14, 2021). "Grieving pastor, wife call on witnesses to help catch daughter's killer". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.