African Methodist Episcopal Church

African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Michigan historical marker in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, dedicated 1993.

Calhoun County · dedicated 1993 · 364 West Van Buren Street, Battle Creek

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In 1855 Elder James Brown and his wife, Radley, established an African Methodist Episcopal Church in Battle Creek. The congregation met in members’ homes until 1860 when it moved into a church on the northeast corner of Maple and Van Buren Streets. In 1867 the members began worshipping in a church located on this site. The Reverend E. L. Carey was the first pastor. The present church, built in 1906-08, has since been enlarged. The church became Mount Zion A.M.E. in 1926.

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