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YMCA South Alabama company history timeline

1858

These were adopted on November 22, 1858.

In 1858 C. W. Buck and others met at the Methodist Church in Selma to discuss forming a Young Men’s Christian Association in Selma.

1875

In 1875, the YMCA library was founded in Selma.

1879

1879 – S.C. Riddle was employed as the first paid executive secretary.

1884

Since opening our doors in 1884 here in Birmingham, our focus has remained the same: to connect people of all ages and backgrounds to bridge the gap in community needs.

1887

1887 – Selma builds one of the first buildings in the South to be used as a Y.M.C.A. at 223 Broad St H.B. Kincey was president.

1938

Camp destroyed by high water in 1938.

1940

As a result, the first branch was built at Five Points South in 1940.

1940 – Selma “Y” opens its facilities to all men and women in the Armed Services without charge.

1946

1946 – Y.M.C.A. Camp Grist opens.

2005

Summer of 2005 would prove to be the single biggest leap for the Metropolitan Birmingham YMCA when the association purchased four branches of SportsFirst from Baptist Health Systems.

2006

Following the association’s largest capital campaign in its history, a city-wide Youth Center in the heart of downtown Birmingham was built and opened in late 2006.

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