AME_Church_of_New_Haven

AME Church of New Haven

AME Church of New Haven

Historic church in Missouri, United States

AME Church of New Haven is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 225 Selma Street in New Haven, Missouri. The church was built in 1893 for New Haven's AME congregation; founded in 1865, it was one of the first black churches in the city. Church member Anna Bell campaigned heavily for donations to build the new church building; Bell was also one of the new church's original trustees. After her death, the building was named the Anna Bell Chapel in her honor. The church, located in a predominantly African-American section of New Haven, maintained a congregation of roughly 20 people until 1960; during this time, it also served as a community center for the city's African-American community. After 1960, the church's congregation declined, and by the early 1990s the church had only four members.[2]

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The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Stiritz, Mary M. (March 26, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: A.M.E. Church of New Haven" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2014.


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