• 3400 First Avenue North • Birmingham • Alabama 35222-1206 •
Phone: (205) 252-3570 • Email: InfoVP@ConcordiaClub.Org
Phone: (205) 252-3570 • Email: InfoVP@ConcordiaClub.Org
Concordia Society’s History
After Kay Stapleton King’s book
“A History of The Concordia Beneficial Society 1886-1986”
Copyright 2005 by The Concordia Beneficial Society
After Kay Stapleton King’s book
“A History of The Concordia Beneficial Society 1886-1986”
Copyright 2005 by The Concordia Beneficial Society
The Concordia Society was formed on May 1, 1886 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama by a group of men who were either from Germany or of direct German descent. The name of the society was to be the Concordia Society with the “object and purposes to be to cultivate sociability, enjoyment and singing, as well as German customs among its members.”
A constitution was adopted, officers were elected, and shares of capital stock were sold. On May 13, 1886 property was bought that had been held by several of the founding members. The society paid $1500 (the amount of the capital stock) for two lots facing what is now 5th Avenue South between 10th and 11th Streets. A building was built and opened with a grand ball on December 6, 1888. The building was 45x75 feet.
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The Concordia Society incorporated under the name of Concordia Beneficial Society on the 30th of July, 1906 in Jefferson County, Alabama. Their purpose was to “form themselves into a social and benevolent society under the name and style of Concordia Beneficial Society; that the object and purpose of the the society is the promotion of social intercourse and benevolence among its members”.
D.C. Behrens (1856-1932)
Concordia's First Secretary
Concordia's First Secretary
