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First Baptist Church of Shannon

Is a small community church made up of loving families who worship the one true God, his Son Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit. Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone plus nothing. We want to be a glorious light for Him shining in a dark world with His Word as our passion.

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First Baptist Church of Shannon

P.O. Box 238

206 Paden Avenue

Shannon, AL 35142


Email: tommy@shannonbaptist.com

The History of First Baptist Church of Shannon

The construction of the building took place between 1920 and 1924. Upon completion, it was originally dedicated for public use to the community of Shannon. Thus, it was utilized not only as a meeting place for different church denominations, but also for political rallies, union meetings and sporting events, such as boxing and wrestling matches.


In the mid 1930’s, the Baptists and Methodists used the building for worship services, bible study classes, and other church related functions.


In the late 1930’s, the “Red Iron-Ore Mine” was closed due to flooding by an underground river, and the majority of the Methodists left Shannon to seek employment elsewhere. Most of the Baptists, however, stayed in Shannon and found employment in the mines in Raimond, Spaulding, Muscoda and the “Number 11 Camp.”

In the early 1940’s, the Baptists were the only users of the building, so they were responsible for its upkeep and maintenance.


In 1952, Republic Steel sold the entire community of Shannon to Paden Realty of Bessemer, Alabama, who deeded the building and its property to Shannon Village Water Works.


In approximately 1975, Birmingham Water Works began supplying water for the residents of Shannon, so members of First Baptist Church of Shannon met with the board of Shannon Village Water Works to inquire about the building and its property. An agreement was reached deeding the building and its property to First Baptist Church of Shannon.


Since that time, the Lord has blessed and continues to bless First Baptist Church of Shannon.


Ministry Leadership

Tommy Hannah is the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of Shannon. He has been preaching since his teens and has spent the last 28 years at Shannon. He is grateful every day that God allowed him to be married to Valeria, who makes his life complete. 

 

Tommy is a bi-vocational pastor and served as a teacher and coach for the past 30 years. He retired from public school education where he worked at Hueytown, Pleasant Grove, Gardendale and Oak Grove. After retirement he served as the basketball coach at Judson College until they recently close. Now Tommy is the head basketball coach at Bessemer Academy. Tommy is a graduate of the University of Alabama where he obtained his bachelors and masters degree in education.

 

He enjoys good friends, good food and serving a great church family. He counts serving as a part of an incredible ministry team as one of this greatest blessings. He loves sports, reading and spending time in his recliner at home. There is nothing he loves more than preparing and preaching the Word.

Tommy Hannah
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Sunday School


We believe discipleship happens best in groups that share life together. Connecting a group of friends can support, encourage and challenge you in your faith is an important step in your journey for Christ. The best place to find that connection at Shannon Baptist is in on our our Sunday morning Sunday School classes.

Children’s Ministry


Shannon’s Children’s Ministry is called and dedicated to love, support, teach, pray and model Christ’s love to all children. At Shannon Baptist, we provide a variety of programs for children. We are blessed with very gifted and dedicated teachers and leaders who are committed to the calling of nurturing and educating for children.

Music Ministry


The purpose of the Music Ministry is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through song, encourage believers in their walk with Christ, lead the congregation in worship and provide an avenue through which individuals may share their gift and be an integral part of the worship. Shannon is blessed with a great Music Ministry.

Helping Hands


Helping Hands Ministries is intended to help those who are less fortunate with the needs at that period of time in their life. Shannon is blessed with a very caring church family that get involved in the community through back packs for kids, shoe box ministries and even helping out our very own during difficult times.

Mission Outreach


The world is full of problems that feel overwhelming. But God is working to renew our world. His renewing work moves through all of us and is called missions. Shannon supports the mission field and has been support James Allen and family for a number of years through their mission work.

Bible School


Bible School is all about kids. It matters because it’s a way to get kids to church who wouldn’t typically come on a Sunday morning. It also matters because it brings the church together in an attempt to pull off such a wonderfully crazy week. Shannon is blessed with great teachers which give them the ability to share God’s word in a fun, interactive way for the kids.

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 we understand the importance of giving back to our community and supporting our church's mission. That's why we're thrilled to offer the convenience of online giving through Church Trac.  Whether you're unable to attend in person or simply prefer the ease of giving digitally, our secure online platform makes it simple to contribute to the causes that matter most to you.

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