Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1848 [unknown]
Location: Galveston Island, Galveston, Texas, United States
Surnames/tags: galveston texas slavery

The Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1848, and still exists today in Galveston, Texas, as an active church.

From the Reedy Chapel website:^[1]

[The church's] origins date back to 1848 when Black slaves were given the land at 20th and Broadway by their white owners for a place of worship. The slaves worshipped outside until a structure was built. Reedy was one of the locations in which General Order #3 was read, announcing the end of slavery in Texas.

Contents 1 Ministers 2 Other Associated Figures 3 Research Notes 4 Sources

Ministers

Over 30 ministers have served the congregation. ^[2] Below is a partial list; feel free to research and create profiles for them.

• M.M. Clark, first pastor
• Houston Reedy- late 1860s
• J. E. Edwards - 1880s ^[3]
• Josiah Armstrong^[2]
• M. D. Moody ^[2]
• W.R. Beamer ^[2]
• Louis H. Reynolds ^[2]
• A.I. Henley ^[2]
• Erford Barker
• C. B. Bryant
• Rev. R. C. Walker- 1940s
• Sylvester L. Green - 1970s

Other Associated Figures

• Thomas W Stringer^[3]
• Bishop James A. Shorter^[3]

Research Notes

• I haven’t been able to find the first pastor "Rev. M. M. Clark"- it would be wonderful if someone could. The church website states that he was a "black missionary sent from Philadelphia" in 1867. ^[1] Weatherall-96 06:59, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Reedy Chapel Website. accessed 18 Jun 2022. Live Link and Archived Link
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church's Historical Marker Application. The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth477736/m1/1/
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Hardman, Peggy. Entry for Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Handbook of Texas Online. Live Link and Archived Link

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reedy_Chapel_A.M.E._Church