Macon Church History
Macon County, Alabama was once twice it's present size. As with many counties of Alabama, state legislation reduced it's size and formed Bullock County, Lee County and Russell County. This played a major part in how the churches in Macon were formed and operated. Pastors would come from other parts of the original county to support or shepherd a flock. Other church congregations from various areas within the original county dimensions also helped to form or support new congregations. 1866 is when Macon County, through Legislature action to produce a Constitutional Amendment, formed it's current borders.
Trinity Presbyterian - Opelika, AL
Trinity Presbyterian Church, located in Opelika, Alabama, was formed as a result of the Reconstruction after the Civil War. It offers interesting insight into the history of Macon County churches.
Cyclopedia of Colored Baptists in Alabama
The Cyclopedia of Colored Baptists in Alabama: Their Leaders and Their Work was produced by Charles Octavius Boothe, born 1845. This is an electronic version from the University of North Carolina.
African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.)
The African Methodist Episcopal Church was born of racial discrimination following the American Revolution, when African-Americans struggled to establish their own houses of worship. Today the African Methodist Episcopal Church has congregations on four continents. The church was organized in America by people of African descent, its beliefs are Methodist, and its form of government is episcopal (governed by bishops).
Richard Allen (Founder) A.M.E. Website A.M.E. History (The Sons of Allen) |
Early Alabama Black Belt Churches
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