Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - Palatka

The residents of the community of Newtown organized the Bethel AME church in 1866. This Romanesque Revival style building was constructed by the congregation circa 1908-1912.

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Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church

Organized in 1872 from the Prayer Band started some years earlier by Samuel Irving, Macedonia AME Church was originally located on the corner of Seventh and Beech Streets. The Congregation moved into its newly built sanctuary in 1899. The bell ...

Moss Hill United Methodist Church

Constructed in 1857 by church members and their slaves, the wood-framed Moss Hill United Methodist Church in the Holmes Valley is an excellent example of Florida frontier church architecture and is the oldest unaltered building in Washington County.

In September ...

National Historic Landmark - Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church

From Philadelphia, Anna M. Jarvis sent 500 carnations to this church, which she had attended as a youth, to be distributed at morning services on Sunday, May 10, 1908 to honor mothers. Philadelphia merchant John Wanamaker, who had joined her ...

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church - Jacksonville

After the Civil War, several dozen freedmen formed the Society for Religious Worship and were formally recognized in 1866 as the Mount Zion AME Church. A 1901 fire destroyed their brick sanctuary which seated 1,500 worshippers. Within months the church ...

Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church

Designed and built by Jacksonville's first black architect Richard L. Brown, this 1922 church reflects his eclectic style.

Built of concrete block, textured on the upper stories to simulate quarry stone, the church includes a large portico at the main ...

Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Organized in 1866, this congregation is among the oldest in Gadsden County. The Romanesque Revival style building was constructed in 1938-39 and named for the Rev. Benjamin W. Arnett, the presiding bishop in Florida from 1888-1892.

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Trinity United Methodist Church

Gothic architectural style and stained glass windows distinguish the Trinity United Methodist Church as a historic landmark in Lake City.

The African American congregation was first organized in 1863 as the Gethsemane Methodist Episcopal Church. The church standing today was ...

Mount Pleasant African Methodist Episcopal Church

Organized in 1867, the first church building was a wood-frame structure constructed on a site purchased from Charles Brush. That building was replaced by a brick structure in 1887 which was destroyed by fire in 1903.

The present building, a ...

Greater Liberty Hill United Methodist Church

Serving as the religious home of many area families since the 1850s, Historic Liberty Hill United Methodist Church was the home of the Farmer's Aide Society, a group of pioneer African American farmers including Joe Duncan, Peter Jonas, the Reverend ...