Valley Creek Presbyterian and 10th Blogaversary

Valley Creek Presbyterian Church has the distinction as the oldest 

 Presbyterian church in Alabama, and I chose to feature it 

for this blog's 10th anniversary. 

Yes, Selma, Ala., Daily Photo is 10 years old today, but that

 is just a tad when compared to the long legacy of this 201-year-old church.

 The congregation formed in 1816 before Alabama even became a territory.

 The eight families that founded it hailed from North Carolina,

 and they built a log structure in 1821. It was replaced by this

 Greek Revival building around 1857.

And yes, this church still meets! Although its active membership has dwindled 

to just a few, services are still held the second and fourth Sundays

 at 9:30 a.m., and they sing lovely old hymns from a 1946 hymnal. 

Notice the two floors. You enter on the ground floor which serves

 as a fellowship hall, then climb a couple flights of stairs

 to the second-floor sanctuary. 

 

Above is a plaque in the foyer that was placed by the Alabama Society

 of the Daughters of the American Revolution noting the church's

 distinction at the oldest Presbyerian church in the state. 

Many thanks to the readers and contributors of this blog! 

I have met so many interesting Selmians, researched local history

 and stretched my creative limits to shoot photos of the same subjects

 at different angles, in different lighting and different seasons 

to try to keep a small-town photo blog alive and fresh!

Thanks also to City Daily Photo Blogs which introduced me to this

project and to hundreds of cities and bloggers from around the world! 

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