9 5 8 , ▁a ▁new ▁ 1 8 0 0 - se at ▁san ctu ary ▁was ▁dedicated . ▁ ▁This ▁san ctu ary ▁was ▁constructed ▁ad jo ining ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁building . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁church ▁broadcast ▁its ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁worship ▁service ▁live , ▁first ▁on ▁radio ▁on ▁W A Q Y ▁ 1 2 2 0 , ▁then ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁on ▁W B M G - TV ▁( now ▁W I AT ). ▁ ▁This ▁broadcast ▁min istry ▁continued ▁through ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁Family ▁Life ▁Center , ▁with ▁a ▁g ymnasium ▁and ▁game ▁room , ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁— ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁M emb ership ▁and ▁attend ance ▁at ▁Hunter ▁Street ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁several ▁factors , ▁including ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁sub ur bs ▁such ▁as ▁V est avia ▁Hills , ▁Home wood ▁and ▁Forest dale , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁surrounding ▁Hunter ▁Street . ▁ ▁This ▁decl ine ▁in ▁attend ance ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁A verage ▁week ly ▁attend ance , ▁which ▁had ▁pe