▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁section ▁of ▁B irmingham , ▁some ▁twenty ▁miles ▁( 3 2   km ) ▁from ▁its ▁current ▁location . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁meeting ▁location ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Com pton ▁Hill ▁community , ▁now ▁called ▁Fair view . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁originally ▁met ▁in ▁various ▁temporary ▁locations , ▁including ▁a ▁school ▁and ▁several ▁private ▁homes . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁permanent ▁house ▁of ▁worship ▁for ▁this ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Hay es ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Hunter ▁Street ▁( now ▁E uf a ula ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 2 4 th ▁Street ). ▁ ▁They ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁location ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁when ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁facility ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁ 1 7 th ▁Street ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Court ▁West , ▁approximately ▁ 1 / 3 - mile ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁location . ▁This ▁new ▁building ▁included ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁that ▁se ated ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁Sunday ▁School ▁class rooms . ▁ ▁N umer ical ▁growth ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁throughout ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁dec ades , ▁making ▁Hunter ▁Street ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁Bapt ist ▁churches ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁if ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁A ▁chap el ▁and ▁additional ▁educational ▁space ▁was ▁constructed ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁newer ▁location ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1