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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

Light of the World Christian Church

Light of the World Christian Church was the first African American in Indianapolis. The Central Christian congregation, a predominately white… Read More »Light of the World Christian Church

Edna Martin

(Nov. 25, 1897–May 25, 1974). Edna Martin was born as Edna Mae Barnes on a farm near Mount Vernon. The… Read More »Edna Martin

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

Oasis of Hope

On May 24, 1938, 35 men and women gathered in a building at 16th and Alvord Streets to worship God.… Read More »Oasis of Hope

Our Savior Lutheran Church

Located at the corner of West 25th Street and Fall Creek Parkway, Our Savior Lutheran Church is a historically Black… Read More »Our Savior Lutheran Church

Purpose of Life Ministries

Purpose of Life Ministries began as Second Baptist Church, the first African American Baptist congregation established in Indianapolis. Charles Sachel,… Read More »Purpose of Life Ministries

Religion and Race

Race has been a public issue in Indianapolis from the city’s earliest years. Numerous state laws restricted the rights of… Read More »Religion and Race

Willis R. Revels

(1810-Mar. 6, 1879). Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to free parents, Willis R. Revels first came to Indiana when he… Read More »Willis R. Revels