Where Birmingham's History Lives, Breathes, and Speaks.
The St. Paul UMC Tourist and Exhibition Center stands on the very ground where American history was made: where civil rights leaders gathered, where children marched, and where a city found its moral courage.
Step inside and experience Birmingham's most profound story, told through the walls, artifacts, and living legacy of one of America's most significant historic sites. This is not just a visit. This is a reckoning with history and an investment in its future.
Who We Are
St. Paul UMC Tourist & Exhibition Center
The St. Paul UMC Tourist and Exhibition Center is a cultural heritage destination in the heart of Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to preserving and sharing the extraordinary civil rights legacy rooted in one of America's oldest African American congregations: St. Paul United Methodist Church, founded in 1869.
The Center serves as a living museum and educational gateway into some of the most pivotal movements of the American civil rights movement, including the 1963 Palm Sunday March which was organized from this very site As an affiliate of St. Paul UMC, we bridge the sacred and the civic, offering immersive exhibitions, guided experiences, and community programming that bring Birmingham's transformative history to life for visitors from across the country and around the world.
We are more than a landmark; we are a testimony to what ordinary people, anchored in faith and justice, can accomplish.
Our Mission
Today, we’re excited to share a new, effortless way for local businesses to expand access for our organization and support without spending one extra dollar.
Through our partnership with Share360, we've created a way for you to generate consistent, meaningful funding for this destination through everyday actions with no extra cost to you.
When you partner with us through Share360, you're not just sustaining an exhibition center; you're keeping a 155-year-old story of courage, faith, and justice accessible for every generation that comes after us
How to Help
A New Way to Support Our Mission
Through our partnership with Share360, supporting our organization costs your business nothing extra: just a smarter use of what you're already spending.
When your business processes credit and debit card transactions, a portion of those existing fees finds its way back to our non-profit.
Your day-to-day transactions do more than keep your business running; they help keep a family going.
Business Joins
Local businesses enroll in the Share360 program.
Payments Process
Existing payment activity continues as usual.
Civil Rights Exhibition Center Benefits
A portion of the processing activity supports the mission.
How to Help
Ways to Support St. Paul UMC Tourist & Exhibition Center
Community Partners
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“Seeking Justice through Faith, Courage, Service, and Love.”
Share360 is a zero-cost community funding platform that helps businesses support nonprofits through existing payment activity.