Date of Original
1910/2011

Subject
African American churches--Georgia--Atlanta
African American clergy
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Church history
Churches--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Religion
Theology
African American Studies
History of Religion
Religion

Location
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383

Medium
sound recordings
photographs

Type
Still Image, Sound

Description
The Methodist Episcopal Church South was an outgrowth of Methodism, but some African-Americans that were converted to Christianity by slave masters desired to have and control their own church. This desire led these formerly enslaved people who had been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South to start their own independent religious organization, which was The Colored Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church. It was later renamed the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church in 1956. The Atlanta-Rome District consists of 34 churches in Atlanta and surrounding areas, all within Georgia the Sixth Episcopal District. The Collection includes programs from worship services, funerals, events and church anniversaries; church histories; minutes from national and district annual conferences; and photographs. The photographs in this collection depict members of the congregation and various church groups at events and at home. The one recording in this collection is an interview with L. W. Jay, who discusses his history with the Atlanta-Rome District, along with various events and people he has worked with.

Metadata URL
https://radar.auctr.edu/islandora/object/auc.144%3A9999

Language
eng

Original Collection
Atlanta-Rome District CME Church Collection, 1910-2011, http://findingaid.auctr.edu/arc/view?docId=ead/auctr.edu/atlanta_rome_district_cme.xml

Holding Institution
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Rights