1. By Clifford Temisgian, Alex Wang & Connar Stratton

2. Orientation  The Alabama State Convention was formed in 1823 at the Salem Church just outside Greensboro, Alabama, primarily through the instigation of James A. Ranaldson, a Baptist from Louisiana. Formed in 1823, members of ABC churches became strongly attached to supporting the institution of slavery during increased sectional tensions of the mid-nineteenth century.

3. First Baptist churches  The first Baptist church in what was then the territory of Alabama was the Flint River Baptist church founded by twelve people on October 2, 1808

4. Today  The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions promotes evangelism and discipleship in Alabama, develops church leadership, assists in the foundation of new churches and funds state-level, national and global missions including a newspaper, Christian schools, children's aid programs, retirement centers and so on.

5.  African American Baptists had their own conventions, separate from the White organizations.

6.  In 1871, the ABSC established a Sabbath-school Board. In 1875 this became the State Mission Board, originally located in Talladega. In 1880, it relocated to Selma in 1880. In the postwar years, women became increasingly active, in 1879 creating the women's central missions' committee, the predecessor of the Women's Missionary Union (WMU).

7. Thanks By Clifford Temisgian, Alex Wang and Connar Stratton