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'''Greater Union Baptist Church''' is a historic [[Wikipedia:Baptist|Baptist]] congregation in [[Pensacola]]. The current church, — the congregation's fifth building — is located in [[Long Hollow]] at 1300 North [[Guillemard Street]], and was erected in 1972.

Organized in [[1875]] by Rev. Stewart Adams of Greenville, Alabama as '''Union Baptist Church''', services were initially held in [[Baymen Hall]] on [[Tarragona Street]]. The church's previous first permanent home was located on Tarragona between [[Chase Street|Chase]] and [[Garden Street]]s. A second edifice was later built on Guillemard Street between [[Gadsden Street|Gadsden]] and [[Cervantes Street]]s but was destroyed by storm. Between [[1892]] and [[1900]], the congregation worshipped in [[Russell’s Hall]] on Tarragona Street, in [[St. Paul Methodist Church]] on [[Intendencia Street]] between [[Alcaniz Street]] and Tarragona, and in [[Luke’s Hall]] on [[Romana Street]] between Alcaniz and [[Florida Blanca Street]]s.<ref>[http://www.greaterunionbc.com/multipage.php?id=5549 Greater Union Building History]</ref> Circa 1900, a third building was located erected at Guillemard and Cervantes Streets. A new church was built on the same site — 718 North Guillemard Street — sometime between [[1950]] and [[1957]]. In [[1953]], the word "Greater" was added to the church's name. In [[1968]], the church was vacated and later demolished to make way for the widening of Cervantes Street and construction of an overpass.For the next several years, the congregation worshipped at [[Pensacola Technical High School]], [[A. A. Dixon Elementary School]], and [[P. K. Yonge School]]. Ground was broken for the fifth and current church building on [[November 30]], [[1969]]. On [[April 23]], [[1972]], the congregation marched from P.K. Yonge School to the new church to begin worship. A south wing was constructed circa 1990. The congregation has had sixteen pastors in its history. The current pastor, Rev. Michael A. Thompson, Sr., was installed on February 8, 2009. ==Images==<gallery>File:GreaterUnion1915front.jpg|The church's third building, located at 718 North Guillemard Street, in [[1915]].File:GreaterUnion1915rear.jpg|The rear of church's third building.File:GreaterUnion4thChurch.jpg|The church's fourth building, constructed circa 1950s and vacated in [[1968]].</gallery> ==References=={{reflist}}