Swift Presbyterian Church is a historic

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on Swift Church Road in Miflin, Alabama. It was built in 1905 and added to the

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in 1988. ''See also:'' The church began construction in 1905 with materials donated by local

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merchant and eventual

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C.A. Swift. The building completed construction in 1907 and the congregation was formally organized in 1910. The church was named in Swift’s honor in 1924.

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