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Indianapolis Society of African-American History & Culture
"GATEKEEPERS OF A LEGACY"
Reclaiming, Promoting, & Celebrating the
Historic Black Experience of
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A Divinely Inspired Website
Row One: Dr. Mari Evans, Mother Bethel A.M.E, Honorable Julia Carson, Wes Montgomery, Charles Williams
Row Two: Yvonne Perkins, Crispus Attucks Tigers, Major Taylor, Delores "Sugar" Poindexter, Sam Jones
Rev. Dr. Andrew J. Brown
Row Three: Fr. Boniface Hardin, Dr. Martha Mitchell, Dr. John Morton-Finney, Esq., James Baskett
Honorable Willliam Crawford, Bernetta Sloss-Tanner, Noble Sissle, James Bassett
Row Four: Cosmo Knights Logo, Historic Holy Angels Catholic Church, Martin University, Madame C.J. Walker Bldg.
Crispus Attucks High School Historic Marker
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Indianapolis, Indiana is home to several historic African-American churches built in the pre and post civil war era. Their legacy gives serves as the historical guide to the contributions of black indy residents long before the modern day civil rights movement. Black Indy honor these cornerstones of collective worship. Spiritual foundations for freedom, education, citizenship and equality in the Indianapolis community. If you know of churches who may fit this criteria Historic Black Church established between 1830-1960 please contact us at blackindy.org so we may add them to the list. If you would like to create a uniquely desiged webpage for your church to link to BlackINdy.org website, please contact us at BlackINdy@yahoo.com. (Picture of Historic Holy Angles Catholic church before demolition - 2012)
Faith and Community - A Historic Walking Tour
Historic African Methodist, Christian Methodist, & United Methodist Episcopal Churches
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1836
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, est. 1865
Barnes United Methodist Episcopal Church, est. 1879
Phillips Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, est. 1907
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, est. 1898
Greater St. Paul Temple, African Methodist Episcopal Church, est. 1914
Coppin Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, est. 1915
Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, est. 1872
Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, est. 1927
Scott United Methodist Episcopal Chuch, est. 1908
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University United Methodist Church, est. 1874
Historic Disciples of Christ Christian Churches
Light of the World Christian Church - Disciples of Christ formerly known as (Second Christian Church) est. 1866*
Historic Episcopal Churches
St. Phillips Episcopal Church, est. 1905
Historic Presbyterian Churches
Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, est. 1907
Historic Catholic Churches
St. Bridget's Catholic Church, est. 1879
Holy Angels Catholic Church, est. 1903
St. Rita's Catholic Church, est. 1919
Historic Apostolic & Pentacostal Assemblies of the World Churches
Christ Temple Apostolic Church, est. 1908
Church of Christ Holiness, est. 1947
Bethel Tabernacle Apostolic Church, est. 1948
Grace Apostolic Church, est. 1953
Bethesda Temple Apostolic Church, est. 1958
Historic Church of God in Christ (G.O.G.I.C.)
Robinson Temple - Church of God in Christ (COGIC) est. 1949
*Buggs Temple Church of God in Christ, est. 1955 (Creation Cafe)
25th Street Church of God in Christ (COGIC), est.
Historic Seven Day Adventist Churches
Capitol City Seven Day Adventist Church, est. 1938
Historic Churches of Christ
Martindale Church of Christ, est. 1949
Kingsley Terrace Church of Christ, est.
Church of the Living God
Church of the Living God #149, est. 1958
Historic Baptist Affiliated Churches
Second Baptist Church, est. 1846 (Purpose of Life Church)*
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, est. 1869
College Avenue Baptist Church, est. 1870
New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 1875
South Calvery Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1875
New Garfield Baptist Church, est. 1884
First Baptist of North Indianapolis, est. 1885
Irvington First Baptist Church, est. 1887
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1889
Mt. Caramel (Missionary) Baptist Church, est. 1891
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1897
Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1893
Metropolitian Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1902
Mount Paran Baptist Church, est. 1906
St. John Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1916
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1917
Christ Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1919
Eastern Star (Missionary Baptist) Church, est. 1920*
Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1922
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1926
Greater Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1926
Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1927
St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1927
Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1927
Ebeneezer Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1960
Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1929
25th Street Baptist Church, est. 1931
Oasis of Hope Baptist Church, est. 1938
Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1939
Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1940
Puritan Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1944
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, est.
Pleasant Union Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1967
Northside New Era Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1951
Eastside Baptist Church, est., 1948
Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1953
Little Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1955
Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church, est. 1957
Greater Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1957
Messiah Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1959
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, est. 1960
*The Church Name has changed from its original name