- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- St. James AME Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Muscogee County
African American churches--Georgia--Columbus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 6th Ave. between 10th and 11th Streets, Columbus
Text of marker: "ST. JAMES AME CHURCH. St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1863. The present church is built on land granted by act of the Georgia Legislature in 1873. It was erected in 1876 under the pastorate of Rev. Wesley J. Gaines, at a cost of $20,000. Rev. Gaines was the first pastor on record of the church. The graceful central tower and flanking turrets were added in 1886 during the ministry of Rev. L.L. Thomas. St. James AME Church ranks as the second oldest church of the domination in Georgia. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION ST. JAMES AME CHURCH MRS. CARLTON B. FRANKLIN & FRED D. FRANKLIN, JR., FAMILIES 1985" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_st.-james-ame-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_st-12
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
