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Atlanta-Rome District CME Church collection
Photographs and sound recordings of the Atlanta-Rome District Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church congregations and events from 1910 to 2011.
More About This Collection
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.
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
