First African Methodist Episcopal Church

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The First African Methodist Episcopal Church is in Athens, Georgia. It was establushed in 1866 by Rev. Henry McNeal Turner. It is at 521 North Hull Street and is losted on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

The original church's basement of the church was used as a school for children and adults. It was named Pierce's Chapel in honor of Reverend Lovick Pierce, a white minister who helped organize the congregation in a building on the Oconee River.[1]

While the congregation's church building was being constructed services were held at Union Hall in what is now the Morton Theatre.[2]

The church had a parsonage at 147 Strong Street that was demolished as part of an urban renewal project in the 1960s.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "First African Methodist Episcopal Church - - Athens, GA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
  2. ^ Butschek, Hilary. "First AME Church in Athens celebrates 150 years". Athens Banner-Herald.
  3. ^ Athens. Arcadia. 2011. ISBN 9780738587929.
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