Goodwill Industries of Central & Southern Indiana Goodwill Industries of Indianapolis began as a result of the . Upon the urging of local church leaders, Rev. Albert… Read More »Goodwill Industries of Central & Southern Indiana
Religion And Health Care For most of the 19th century, no hospital existed in Indianapolis. The city’s residents associated hospitals with facilities where people… Read More »Religion And Health Care
Lucious Newsom (Aug. 11, 1915-Aug. 8, 2008). Born August 11, 1915, in Memphis, Tennessee, Lucious Newsom arrived in Indianapolis in 1989 to… Read More »Lucious Newsom
Meridian Street United Methodist Church Meridian Street United Methodist Church is the mother church of Methodism in Indianapolis. The first religious service held in Indianapolis… Read More »Meridian Street United Methodist Church
Independent Christian Churches and Culture Mainline Protestantism often defines American religious culture, including its story in Indianapolis. However, not every denomination fits under that umbrella.… Read More »Independent Christian Churches and Culture
Free Methodist World Ministries Center Since 1990, Free Methodist World Ministries Center, located at 770 North High School Road, has been the international headquarters of… Read More »Free Methodist World Ministries Center
Gregory J. Dixon (May 2, 1932-Oct. 20, 2019). Gregory J. Dixon, a theologically and politically conservative senior pastor of Indianapolis Baptist Temple for… Read More »Gregory J. Dixon
Church Women United In 1898 a group of church women headed by Mrs. J. D. Forest and Mrs. W. H. H. Shank issued… Read More »Church Women United
Frank Alexander (June 21, 1943-Nov. 12, 2019). Frank Alexander grew up in Louisiana before his family moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Becoming… Read More »Frank Alexander
Woman’s Improvement Club Middle-class women in Progressive Era America (1890s to the 1920s) took active roles in reform initiatives to address society’s ills.… Read More »Woman’s Improvement Club
