Northern Methodist Episcopal Church of Clarksville

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Northern Methodist Episcopal Church of Clarksville
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Location309 Smith St., Clarksville, Missouri
Coordinates 39°22′3″N90°54′14″W / 39.36750°N 90.90389°W / 39.36750; -90.90389 Coordinates: 39°22′3″N90°54′14″W / 39.36750°N 90.90389°W / 39.36750; -90.90389
Arealess than one acre
Built1866, 1915
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Clarksville MPS
NRHP reference # 91000487 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1991

Northern Methodist Episcopal Church of Clarksville, also known as Bryant Chapel AME is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 309 Smith Street in Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri. It was built in 1866 and remodeled in 1915, and is a one-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style brick church. It has a front gable roof. [2] :2-3

African Methodist Episcopal Church African American denomination

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church or AME, is a predominantly African-American Methodist denomination. It is the first independent Protestant denomination to be founded by black people. It was founded by the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 from several black Methodist congregations in the mid-Atlantic area that wanted independence from white Methodists. It was among the first denominations in the United States to be founded on racial rather than theological distinctions and has persistently advocated for the civil and human rights of African Americans through social improvement, religious autonomy, and political engagement. Allen, a deacon in Methodist Episcopal Church, was consecrated its first bishop in 1816 by a conference of five churches from Philadelphia to Baltimore. The denomination then expanded west and south, particularly after the Civil War. By 1906, the AME had a membership of about 500,000, more than the combined total of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, making it the largest major African-American Methodist denomination. The AME currently has 20 districts, each with its own bishop: 13 are based in the United States, mostly in the South, while seven are based in Africa. The global membership of the AME is around 2.5 million and it remains one of the largest Methodist denominations in the world.

Church (building) Building used for Christian religious activities

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, a church interior is often structured in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the vertical beam of the cross is represented by the center aisle and seating while the horizontal beam and junction of the cross is formed by the bema and altar.

Clarksville, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Clarksville is a city in Calumet Township, Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 442 at the 2010 census.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Esley Hamilton and Steven E. Mitchell (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Northern Methodist Episcopal Church of Clarksville" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 1 photograph from 1991)