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FCBC (First Colored Baptist Church) was founded in Jefferson County. During the early years the church struggled financially.
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Reverand William Pettiford began his pastorship at the church. He brought the church out of its financial trobles.
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The church recieves a new building in Birmingham, Alabama. It was renamed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, because it was located on Sixteenth Street.
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was in charge of many protest. One of which was to the forthcoming constitutional convention.
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The church held the Southern Christian Leadership Confrence. During the confrence more than 2,000 African American youths marched through the streets of Birmingham.
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The church recieves a stain glass window from Wales. The window showed a picture of an African American Jesus CHrist on a cross.
