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Spring Hill United Methodist Church

2558 Springhill Rd. (near the intersection of CR 89 and CR 49), Comer (Midway), AL 36053

Barbour County

This striking Greek Revival church building with its prostyle portico composed of a strong pediment and Tuscan box columns is surrounded by spacious grounds, which are encircled by a low cement wall. Built by lumber baron John Fletcher Comer in 1841, the church originally had a slave gallery entered by exterior stairs that were removed about 1890. The church’s membership in 1872 probably reflects the results of the Civil War; of the 104 members, 72 were women and only 32 were men. Two-room Sunday school space was added to the left of the church in 1954. A cemetery with elaborate tombstones is located to the right of the church; several graves are located on the left of the church as well. To a large degree, a trust from the Comer family business, Avondale Mills, maintains the church building and cemetery.

Services are held on two Sundays a month.