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)

Believed 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 Settlement

Free 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)

Bethel 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)

The 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)

Founded in 1836 by traveling Bishop William Paul Quinn, Bethel Richmond’s Church has served the community for …
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Bethel AME (Corydon)

St. 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)

Lafayette AME Congregation was organized around the 1840s. Their trustees, including Daniel Brown, David Mitch…
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Allen Chapel AME (Terre Haute)

Terre 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)

Jeffersonville AME was organized in Claysburg by 1842, where the Black ‘Claysburg settlement’ was founded arou…
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Bethel AME (Franklin)

Franklin AME was organized in 1867 by Pastor W.S. Lankford from the Indianapolis congregation. However, Frankl…

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