Big Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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Markerman62
N 30° 41.141 W 088° 03.092
16R E 399283 N 3395240
At the church...Church and Bayou in Mobile.
Waymark Code: WMNGZQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2015
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This congregation originated in 1842 with a group of slaves who worshipped in their masters' church, a Methodist congregation. They were required to move to a small house provided for them. Their perseverance and faith held them together through adversities and three other temporary places of worship. This site was purchased in 1860 about which time they voted to transfer from the Methodist charge to the A.M.E. Zion connection. A wooden shed and parsonage was first constructed. In this shed was held the first ordination in Alabama of a Negro minister by a Negro bishop. The present structure was begun in 1867 by Rev. E.D. Taylor. It was remodeled in 1896.
Marker Name: Big Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/09/big_zion_she_has_landed_many_a.html
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1972
Marker Number: None listed
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