Fairmount Memorial Baptist Church

On a Sunday afternoon in 1883, Mrs. J.E. WoodSon, a member of Leigh Street Baptist Church, gathered a group of youngsters to meet for Bible study in an idle blacksmith shop. From these humble beginnings, Howard’s Grove Baptist Church was organized on June 9, 1889 with 13 charter members. They met in a small building at the corner of Littlepage & Spotsylvania Streets erected by the men of Leigh Street Church.
In 1902 a building project was begun on the corner of 21st Street and Fairmount Avenue at a cost of $12,000.
The church was renamed Fairmount Avenue Baptist Church. Later a three story educational building was built to house the Sunday School. In 1945 the sanctuary was destroyed by fire and was replaced with a brick structure. Church membership increase to some 1,100 members.
In 1955 the church purchased eight acres of land on Ravenswood Road and began a mission Sunday School in the Springdale community. In February 1957 the church voted to relocate and build at our present location. The Chapel and Educational Building were dedicated on May 11, 1958 and our name was changed to Fairmount Memorial Baptist Church. Our current sanctuary Was completed in 1972.
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