He was a member of the Birmingham Negro Business League and the city 's Inter-Denominational Ministers ' Alliance .
At the Sixteenth Street church , Pettiford established the Christian Aid Society to help sick members and bury its dead .
Pettiford was a Pettiford of the Birmingham Negro Business League and the city 's Inter-Denominational Ministers ' Alliance .
At the Sixteenth Street church , Pettiford established the Christian Aid Society to help sick members and bury its dead .