Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church |
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Front elevation, 2008
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Summit, NJ |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 1935 |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | West |
| Materials | Brick |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Added to NRHP | 2007 |
| NRHP Reference no. | 07000877 |
The Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church is a special church building. It is located in Summit, New Jersey. This church is found where Broad and Orchard streets meet.
The church group started in 1923. The church building itself was finished in 1937. It was the second church for African Americans in Summit. In 2007, it was added to the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. This means it is an important historical site. In 2008, the AME Zion Church leaders called it a Historical Landmark.
History of the Church
The Wallace Chapel AME Zion Church began in 1923. At first, the members met at the local YMCA. Two years later, a very important person became their temporary pastor. Her name was Reverend Florence Spearing Randolph. She was a former suffragette and activist. A suffragette worked for women's right to vote. An activist works to make changes in society.
In 1928, the church got its first building. It was a small house on the same land where the church is now. The first floor of this house could fit 100 people for services. This house is now used as a home for the pastor and a community center. Reverend Dr. Florence S. Randolph was the pastor from 1925 until 1946. She retired that year. Later, Reverend Dr. Denison D. Harrield, Jr. became the pastor on October 1, 1989.
Images for kids
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Reverend Dr. Denison D. Harrield, Jr.
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Music director Patricia Jackson.
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