Thompson Chapel - Opelika, AL
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N 32° 38.604 W 085° 22.234
16S E 652832 N 3612927
This 1979 marker is located on the lawn of the Thompson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
Waymark Code: WMHM32
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2013
Views: 10
The church is located on Columbus Parkway near the intersection with South 6th Street.
The text of the marker reads:
Thompson Chapel
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Organized c. 1872 by Rev. John Ford, Tom Isaiah, Julius Crockrum, Daniel Billingslea, Fannie Bryant, Charity Harris, Sarah Chambers & others, and named for presiding Bishop J. P. Thompson. This congregation first met in a house near the oil mill and later at a grape arbor on Torbert Street. Sanctuary erected 1878, remodeled 1911 and annex built 1962.
Erected 1979 by the congregation
Pastor & Presiding Elder: A. L. Wilson, D. D
Bishop: Arthur Marshall, Jr.
Marker Name: Thompson Chapel / African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The cornerstone is prominantly displayed by the door and notes it was laid in the 1911 renovation.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1979
Marker Number: None
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