Israel Chapel AME Church - Port Arthur, TX
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N 29° 52.132 W 093° 56.766
15R E 408629 N 3304629
Large red African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Waymark Code: WMZXVD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2019
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Historic Marker Text:
Frederick Shepherd, who helped the Rev. Napoleon Harris establish an African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) mission in nearby Sabine in 1902, founded this church at his Port Arthur home in 1903 with the Rev. Harris serving as pastor. The first sanctuary, built here in 1904 on property donated by the Port Arthur Townsite and Land Company, also housed the area's first public school for African Americans. As membership expanded successively larger sanctuaries were built. the name Israel Chapel A. M. E. Church was officially recorded in 1959. The church continues to serve the community.
Active church?: Yes
Year Built: 1959
Service times:
11 a.m.
Website: [Web Link]
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