St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church of Kushla

About this church

St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church of Kushla is a historic Black Methodist congregation in Eight Mile. Its account places the community’s beginnings as early as 1859, records affiliation with the A.M.E. Church following an 1888 conference, and identifies St. John as Alabama’s oldest African Methodist Episcopal church. Successive buildings reflect the congregation’s endurance: a third structure was completed in 1970, and the church moved into its current sanctuary in 1992.

Sunday School begins at 8:00 a.m., followed by Sunday worship at 9:00. Bible study is offered Wednesday at noon and 6:30 p.m., giving participants daytime and evening options. The church’s concise invitation is “Worship, Work, Witness,” and its beliefs page presents the Apostles’ Creed alongside an open invitation to attend. The official site publishes the street address as 6070 St. Johns Chapel Road, which is more useful than the directory record’s city-only location and is corrected below. Archived worship material helps people who missed a Sunday see a previous service, although the sermon page should not be treated as a live schedule. Public pages do not specify nursery care, children’s check-in, wheelchair access, or customary dress. Families with those needs should contact the congregation in advance, while anyone exploring the church’s heritage can read the detailed history.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official homepage, Sunday and Wednesday schedule, and congregational motto · Sunday worship invitation and time · Early roots, A.M.E. affiliation, and successive sanctuaries · Apostles’ Creed, worship invitation, and street address

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