Black Churches Timeline

Title

Black Churches Timeline

Accession Number

2026.38.1.3

Accession Date

16 June 2026

Accession Creator

Meadow Knapp

Description

Timeline from 1864-1906 for Black churches

Storage Location

Box 33, Folder #1

Text

BLACK CHURCHES

1864 JUBILEE BAPTIST CHURCH
1873 NEW SHADY GROVE - Rev. S. L. Foster
1879 PINEY GROVE BAPTIST - Rev. S. L. Foster
1882 BETHEL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Bethel United Methodist CHurch organized by Rev. Benjamin Robinson & these families: Butler, Greer, Mayfield, & Davis
1883 ST. MARCUS AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Church dedicated building on site where Maple Creek now stands. In 1891 the church lost the property to foreclosure and moved.
1886-1893 Rev. S. B. McGhee - circuit riding pastor to Mt Lebanon Church and Zion Hill
1887 MAPLE CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
1906 MT. ZION FIRE BAPTIZED HOLINESS CHURCH
Rev. T. H. Hughes, pastor 1915
L. Jackson Green, owner of Greer Lumber Company, sold the lot and building materials to the church. The name of Greentown comes from this family.