Churches and their Pastors

Title

Subject

First African Baptist Church, Sixteenth Street, Christian Street, Reverend Dr. Creditt, Creditt Baptist Chapel, Trumbell Keene, Mabel Jones, Mary J. White, Robert H. Pierce, 1735 Federal Street, Hattie Dale, Pinn Memorial Baptist Church, Reverend Scott, Reverend G. S. Smith, John Samnels, Reverend, Baptist Minister's Conference, Molsey C.M.E. Church, Carl J. Y. Woodey, Central Presbyterian Church, Reverend J. B. Weeve, Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church, Reverend Dr. P. A. Wallace, Haven M.E. Church, Reverend Hemsley, Allen A.M.E. Church, Dr. J. L. H. Watkins, First African Presbyterian Church, Reverend John W. Lee, Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church, Reverend P. J. Blackburn, Reverend Dr. Alex Gordon, Old Monumental Baptist Church.

Description

A newspaper article from the Philadelphia Tribune about various local pastors and their churches. Reverend Dr. Creditt leads the First African Baptist Church. Reverend Scott leads the Pinn Memorial Baptist Church. Reverend J. B. Weeve leads the Central Presbyterian Church. Reverend Dr. P. A. Wallace leads the A.M.E. Zion Church. Reverend Hemsley leads the Haven M.E. Church. Dr. J. L. H. Watkins leads the Allen A.M.E. Church. Reverend John W. Lee leads the First African Presbyterian Church. Reverend P.J. Blackburn leads the Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church. Reverend Dr. Alex Gordon, who is photographed, leads the Old Monumental Baptist Church and is Bishop over all of West Philadelphia.

Creator

Philadelphia Tribune

Source

Philadelphia Tribune

Publisher

WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014

Date

January 13, 1912

Contributor

Richard Fontanet

Rights

Used by permission of the Philadelphia Tribune Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The Philadelphia Tribune, with 130 years of continuous publication, is the oldest newspaper in the United States serving the African-American community.

Format

PDF

Type

Text

Original Format

Newspaper

Files

Collection

Philadelphia Tribune

Tags

1735 Federal Street, Allen A. M. E. Church, Bishop J. S. Caldwell, Bishop Johnson, Central Presbyterian Church, church, Do Something Circle Society, Dr. Alex Gordon, Dr. J. L. H. Watkins, E.O Curry, Epworth League, First African Baptist Church, First African Presbyterian Church, Haven M. E. Church, Lombard Street Central Presbyterian Church, Miss Harriet Norman, Morning Star Baptist Church, Mr. A. Alonzo Bowie, Mr. J. C. Buddy, Mr. Lousis L. R. Butler, Mr. Perry Leonard, Mr. Phillip Howard, Mrs. Amanda Miles, Mrs. Kate Greenlead, Mrs. Violet Stewart, Mrs. William Scott, Mt. Pisgah A. M. E. Church, Old Monumental Baptist Church, Pinn Memorial Baptist Church, Prof F. A. Clark, Protestant Episcopal Church, Rev Dr. S. S. Aikman, Rev. Dr. Creditt, Rev. Dr. P.A. Wallace, Rev. G.S. Smith, Rev. H. Y. Arnett, Rev. J.B Reeve, Rev. John W. Lee, Rev. Mr. Roscoe, Rev. P. J. Blackburn, Rev. Scott, Robert H. Pierce, Sister Abigail Blackburn-Truxom, The Henry Highland Garnet Literary Society, The Avery Society, The Baptist Ministers' Conference, The Creditt Baptist Chapel, The Roses of Sharon, Wesley A.M.E Zion Church

Citation

Philadelphia Tribune, “Churches and their Pastors,” Goin' North, accessed September 23, 2023, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/201.