In the mid-1890s, Mr. Otis Lyman conveyed the Community Hall property to “the people of Magnolia Springs.” Over decades, the Hall has been the venue for a range of community activities — from dances to St. Paul’s Episcopal Chapel Sunday School classes, from Boy Scout and Girl Scout troop meetings to potluck dinners, from fundraising teas to fitness classes, and from birthday parties to traveling performances.
Join us! It’s Southern hospitality for a good cause: maintaining our treasured Community Hall.
On November 9, 1953, the incorporation document of the Magnolia Springs Community Association (MSCA) was recorded by Baldwin County Judge of Probate W.R. Stewart. The incorporation papers included the roster of the MSCA’s first duly elected Board of Directors. The MSCA’s incorporation formalized decades of civic involvement by residents of Magnolia Springs, including the work of Magnolia Springs Improvement Association, the MSCA’s predecessor organization.
On January 8, 2001, the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, Alabama, decreed that the Magnolia Springs Community Association represents the “people of Magnolia Springs,” and thus is responsible for the Community Hall and property. The all-volunteer board of the Magnolia Springs Community Association oversees the management of the property and relies upon the support of the MSCA membership and Magnolia Springs residents to ensure the future of its existence. On April 18, 2008, the MSCA was recognized as a tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service. In 2016, the MSCA completed the last phase of a multi-year restoration and renovation of the Community Hall, adding improved kitchen and restroom facilities, and stabilizing the foundation (literally) for another century of community activity.
Since the MSCA is a 501(c)(3) organization, donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Donations are crucial to maintain the circa-1894 Community Hall, fund the MSCA’s community outreach scholarship program and helping pay the ongoing operating expenses of the facility. The MSCA also raises money for these needs through sales of a community cookbook, various merchandise items, a Tour of Homes and other activities, including the annual A Redbird Christmas event.
Please support your MSCA by participating in community activities, joining the Association, and sending your donation to MSCA, P.O. Box 6, Magnolia Springs, AL 36555.