184 Kelley Street
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Last updated: March 25, 2024
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Directions from Dallard-Newman House to site 14:
The historic Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Bethel AME Church) was built in 1892 by local community members, including Ambrose and Rueben Dallard. Church members brought the lot from Ambrose Dallard. The congregation started as the United Brethren in Christ Church in 1876 and was organized in the home of Rev. A.H. Wells. The church became part of the Bethel AME Church in 1906. Before its present location, the church held meetings and services in the Dallard-Newman home next door. The church is active today.
Reference
“History of Kelley Street United Brethran in Christ Church, Newtown, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1892-1906, Ledger Entries by George A. Newman and others,” Edited and transcribed by Ruth M. Toliver, (1998). |
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