of Landmarks and Heritage.
The church continues to maintain an active ministry in this expanding area.
Fitzpatrick Baptist Church
Fitzpatrick Rd. (CR 7 off Hwy. 110), Fitzpatrick, AL 36029
Bullock County
Fitzpatrick Baptist Church was founded in 1897, although what is now an unincorporated town with a population under a thousand was founded in the mid-nineteenth century. The building can be loosely categorized as a country example of the Renaissance Revival style, a hybrid form of neoclassicism. Features in that style include the heavy octagonal steeple and Serlian, or Palladian, window in the pediment, the dentilated cornice, and the columns’ Scamozzi Ionic capitals. Scamozzi capitals solved the decorative problem posed by Greek Ionic capitals, which appear differently when viewed from front and side.
The church is open on special occasions.
Wayman Chapel AME Church
107 Cooper St., Union Springs, AL 36089
Bullock County
This African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1882. The denomination, however, traces its roots to Philadelphia in 1789. Because the AME Church was outspoken in its opposition to slavery and its belief that all individuals and peoples are equal in God’s sight, the denomination was largely confined to the Northeast and Midwest before the Civil War. There were, however, antebellum AME churches in slave states: Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, and even South Carolina. The denomination entered defeated areas of the Confederacy with Union troops and thrived in the era after the Civil War. Wayman Chapel is a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture; its exterior and interior remain much as they were when constructed. The large bay increases the width of the sanctuary. Wayman Chapel, with its signature steeple, is included as one of the historical sights of Union Springs.
The church has added educational space to the rear and continues to provide an active ministry.
Forest Home Methodist Church
7470 Forest Home Rd. (CR 46), Forest Home, AL 36030
Butler County
The Reverend Joseph M. Scott, father-in-law of one of the town’s leading citizens, organized Forest Home Methodist Church between 1878 and 1880. The Colonial Revival church building’s most striking architectural features are the Serlian, or Palladian, window in the gable and the heavy cornice capping the door. The building has been maintained in pristine condition. The educational space at the rear is an addition to the original church building. A large cemetery is located diagonally across the road from the church.
Forest Home Methodist Church continues an active ministry today with Sunday school every Sunday and worship services on the first and third Sundays.
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
3090 East Hwy. 106 (Wesley Chapel Rd. /CR 16), Georgiana, AL 36033
Butler County
Using lumber from nearby Rhodes Mill, this church building was erected in 1897. The steep roof soon caused a strain on the long side walls, causing them to buckle slightly. The solution was to install iron tie-bolts to hold the walls in place. The problem was solved, and the tie-bolts remain in use today. Nothing remains of the old lumber mill today nor of the small community that grew up around it except this fine church building and the nearby cemetery.
The church holds Sunday services.
Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church
North Mt. Zion Rd. (CR 65 off SR 10 East), Greenville, AL 36037
Butler County
Still active among a declining number of Primitive Baptist churches, Mt. Zion was established in this rural area in 1832, the very year that Primitive (“original” or Old School Baptists) formally established themselves as a denomination separate from New School Baptists. Between 1815 and 1848, the Wiregrass area was central to the doctrinal disputes that resulted in this Baptist schism. Primitive Baptists are Calvinist, believing, among other things, in salvation of God’s elect only (predestination). In this, they differ from free will Baptists. As original or Old School Baptists, they reject that which is not specifically established by Scripture: the New School ideas of the 1820s and 1830s such as missionary societies, Sunday schools, and theological seminaries. Simple services consisting of preaching, prayer, and a cappella singing are believed to follow the practices of the New Testament church. Baptism is by immersion only, and the Lord’s Supper is served with unleavened bread and wine. Primitive Baptists’ unadorned church buildings reflect the doctrinally-inspired plainness favored by this denomination. A large cemetery is located to the right of the church building.
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