African American Churches Churches have always occupied a central position within the Indianapolis African-American community. As the first institution that the Black community… Read More »African American Churches
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
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church In 1836, Augustus Turner, a local barber, organized a small group of African American Methodists into a congregation eventually known… Read More »Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church
Andrew J. Brown (Nov. 20, 1921-Aug. 2, 1996). Born in Duncan, Mississippi, Andrew J. Brown attended the historically Black Bishop College in Marshall, Texas,… Read More »Andrew J. Brown
Moses Broyles (ca. 1826-Aug. 31, 1882). Broyles was born an enslaved person near Centerville, Maryland, and sold to a master in Kentucky.… Read More »Moses Broyles
Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis A Ministerial association with the goal of mobilizing spiritual leadership to combat issues of racial, educational, and economic inequality and… Read More »Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis
Elder Watson Diggs (Dec. 23, 1883-Nov. 8, 1947). Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, Diggs received a one-room school education in Louisville, where he helped… Read More »Elder Watson Diggs
Eastern Star Church Eastern Star Church, the largest predominantly African American religious congregation in Indianapolis, was established by a mission of 12 people… Read More »Eastern Star Church
Boniface Hardin (Nov. 18, 1933- Mar. 24, 2012). Born James Dwight Randolph Hardin in Louisville, Kentucky, Boniface Hardin entered St. Meinrad Seminary… Read More »Boniface Hardin
Garfield Thomas Haywood (July 15, 1880-Apr. 12, 1931). African American minister and a major leader in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Garfield… Read More »Garfield Thomas Haywood
