Simpson United Methodist Church

This congregation grew from an early Sunday school class directed by Annas Brown, Richard Dukes and Mrs. Vina Harris Forehand, Members of Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, for residents of the far eastern section of Austin. In December 1880 the ...

Simpson & Mount Gregory United Methodist Churches

Creating a Unified Community of Strength

Methodist churches were a source and inspiration for the budding African-American community as people moved

westward along the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, part of the National Road system. Both enslaved and free African-Americans worshipped, ...