Indiana: Historic AME Churches
“We are not a museum; we are alive and well.” Rev. Deborah Lightfoot Oats addressed her Terre Haute African Methodist Episcopal (AME) congregation with these w…
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Bethel AME Church (New Albany)location_fillBelieved to be the oldest Black church in New Albany, Bethel African American Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Chu…
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The Beech Church and Settlementlocation_fillFree people of color were drawn to settle near Ripley Township, a predominantly Quaker settlement, with the pr… -
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Bethel AME Church (Indianapolis)location_fillBethel AME is the city’s oldest and one of Indiana’s most recognized Black cultural sites. Augustus Turner, al… -
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Bethel AME Church (Crawfordsville)location_fillThe Bethel AME Church of Crawfordsville was built in 1847 and remodeled in 1892, located on West North Street.… -
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Bethel AME (Richmond)location_fillFounded in 1836 by traveling Bishop William Paul Quinn, Bethel Richmond’s Church has served the community for … -
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Bethel AME (Corydon)location_fillSt. Paul AME has stood at the corner of Maple and High Streets since 1975. Yet, the history of AME in Corydon … -
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Bethel AME (Lafayette)location_fillLafayette AME Congregation was organized around the 1840s. Their trustees, including Daniel Brown, David Mitch… -
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Allen Chapel AME (Terre Haute)location_fillTerre Haute’s Allen Chapel of the AME Church has stood at Third and Crawford Streets since 1870. However, the … -
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Bethel Jeff (Jeffersonville)location_fillJeffersonville AME was organized in Claysburg by 1842, where the Black ‘Claysburg settlement’ was founded arou… -
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Bethel AME (Franklin)location_fillFranklin AME was organized in 1867 by Pastor W.S. Lankford from the Indianapolis congregation. However, Frankl…
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