Institutions-Church
First Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia (1780- )
The First Baptist Church, founded in 1780 by Joshua Morris, emerged in the aftermath of the Great Awakening religious revival...
Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Montana (1890- )
The Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in Great Falls, Montana, is one of the state’s oldest active churches. It is also...
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington (1890- )
Home to the largest African American congregation in the state of Washington, Mount Zion Baptist Church was organized in Seattle...
First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, Washington (1886- )
Established in 1886 when Washington was still a territory, the First African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Seattle, Washington is...
Calvary Baptist Church, Spokane, Washington (1890- )
Early in 1890, in Spokane, Washington, a small group of African American citizens gathered “to consider the propriety of organizing...
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Houston, Texas (1866- )
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the first African American Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was organized in January 1866 by formerly...
Silver Bluff Baptist Church, Silver Bluff, South Carolina (1773- )
The first black Baptist congregation in South Carolina was formed in 1773 on the Galphin Plantation near Silver Bluff, 14...
Antioch Baptist Church, San Jose, California (1893- )
Organized on August 2, 1893 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins, Antioch Baptist Church was the first...
First African Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia (1773- )
First African Baptist Church, located in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, is recognized as one of the nation’s oldest...
