Locust United Methodist Church

Locust Chapel
General information
Location	Columbia, Maryland
Coordinates	39°11′02″N76°52′37″E / 39.183754°N 76.877052°E / 39.183754; 76.877052
Completed	1843-1871
Height
Roof	Shingle

The Locust United Methodist Church is a historic African-American church in Columbia, Maryland. (Once Simpsonville, Atholton and Freetown)

The building was constructed in a predominantly African-American community known as Freetown. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church (Annapolis Junction, Maryland)
• Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 7

References

1. Silas E. Craft Sr. The History of Blacks in Howard County Maryland. p. 40.
2. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland Authority. 1922. p. 49.

External links

• Locust Church History