21. Subject Heading Search Result Page 1 title with subject british methodist episcopal Church Clergy Biography.From Slavery to a Bishopric, or, The Life of Bishop Walter Hawkins of the http://docsouth.unc.edu/result.phtml?lcsh=British Methodist Episcopal Church --

22. Wellington County Methodists 1825-1925 and an independent british methodist episcopal Church was formed. Although seldommentioned in the press, the british methodist episcopal congregation http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~methodists/bmechurch.htm

OAS_AD('Top'); British Methodist Episcopal Church The church was the most important institution in most Black communities. Church leaders were often spokespersons to the larger community. The denominations were usually Baptist or Methodist. Baptist congregations encouraged a democratic participation by the election of their ministers. Black Methodists, coldly received in White congregations, turned to the African Methodist Episcopal church, which entered the colony from the United States in 1838 and by 1840 had organized an Upper Canada Conference. The Conference was instrumental in supplying the church with ministers and sending bishops occasionally to oversee its work. In 1856, feelings arose that reforms had to take place, and an independent British Methodist Episcopal Church was formed. Although seldom mentioned in the press, the British Methodist Episcopal congregation (or "Colored Methodists" as they were usually called) had an interesting history. The original congregation had been made up of escaped slaves, but after the America Civil War, a considerable number of immigrants from other areas appear to have joined the original group. The Town of Guelph Directory for 1873 shows their "place of worship on Market Street and entered from Essex Street. Pastor Rev. Johnson. Trustees Louis Bolden, William Thomas, Eli Buckner".

23. Canadian Methodist Churches 1800-1925 british methodist episcopal Church Guelph Wellington Cty. Brockville MethodistChurch. Brockville Methodist Church. Brougham Methodist Church 1869 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~methodists/churcha-c.htm

OAS_AD('Top'); Canadian Methodist Churches 1800-1925 HOME D E F G H I J K L ... Search this site or the web powered by FreeFind Site search Web search Almonte Methodist Church American Methodist Episcopal Church - Oakville 1908 Arthur Methodist Church - Wellington Cty. 1920 Ashgrove Methodist Church Ashworth Methodist Church Aurora Methodist Church Aylmer Methodist Church - 1910 Methodist Church Garden Party 1918 Milk Wagon with minister at front door - Colborne 1860 Moving the Burford Methodist Church - 1902 Bailieboro Methodist Church 1912 Beeton Methodist Church Bethany Methodist Church - Wellington Cty. Bethel-Zion Methodist Church - Hastings Cty. Bethesda Methodist Church - 1910 Binbrook Methodist Church - Wentworth Cty. Blenheim Methodist Church - 1910 Bloor St. Methodist Church - Toronto 1890 Boissevain Methodist Church - Manitoba 1908 Bowmanville Methodist Church Bracebridge Methodist Church - 1910 Bradford Methodist Church - 1910 Bridge Street Methodist Church - Belleville 1910 Brigham Methodist Church British Methodist Episcopal Church - Guelph Wellington Cty.

24. Parks Canada-The Underground Railroad In Canada who became a famed composer of sacred music in the twentieth century. St.Catharines british methodist episcopal Church (Salem Chapel) http://www.pc.gc.ca/canada/proj/cfc-ugrr/cfc-ugrr2_e.asp

Français Contact Us Help Search ... Planning Your Visit Search Enter a keyword: Introduction Related Links Commemorations Next Stop Freedom! An exhibit on the story of the Underground Railroad ... The System of National Historic Sites of Canada - Commemorating the Underground Railroad in Canada Contact Us Parks Canada National Office 25 Eddy Street Gatineau, Quebec Canada Email: information@pc.gc.ca The Underground Railroad in Canada Commemorations The following places and persons associated with Underground Railroad (UGRR) history have been designated of national historic significance by the Government of Canada: The Upper Canadian Act Against Stavery (1793) Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe Inspired by the abolitionist sentiment emerging in the late 18th century, Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe made Upper Canada the first British territory to legislate against slavery, which had defined the conditions of life for most people of African ancestry in Canada since the early 17th century. The Act of 1793 did not free a single slave, but prevented their importation and freed the future children of slaves at age twenty-five. Faced with growing opposition in the colonies, slavery declined. The Imperial Act of 1833 finally abolished slavery in the British territories in 1834. The Buxton Settlement National Historic Site Plan of the Elgin Settlement (now known as Buxton Settlement), 1866.

25. Underground Railroad In Canada Eventually they succeeded, and in 1856 the british methodist episcopal St.Catharines british methodist episcopal Church (Salem Chapel) (1851?55), http://www.pc.gc.ca/canada/proj/cfc-ugrr/itm2-com/pg13_e.asp

Français Contact Us Help Search ... Planning Your Visit Search Enter a keyword: Introduction Related Links Commemorations Next Stop Freedom! An exhibit on the story of the Underground Railroad ... Conclusion and Photo Credits Contact Us Parks Canada National Office 25 Eddy Street Gatineau, Quebec Canada Email: information@pc.gc.ca T he building type associated with the refugees that is most likely to have survived is the church. It represented the institution most central to the lives of the Underground Railroad settlers. Churches ministering specifically to the black population were established largely in response to negative attitudes of the white majority, who, while decrying slavery, were often unwilling to accept the formerly enslaved on an equal footing. The black churches became the most visible symbol of the parallel societies that evolved in places where numbers of Underground Railroad refugees settled. The African Methodist Episcopal Church By the 1820s, the American-based African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church had established branches throughout southwestern Ontario. Within a decade it had spread as far east as Toronto and had a membership of some 2,000 congregants. The Nazrey AME Church, hand-built by its congregation and preserved as part of the North American Black Historical Museum in Amherstburg, has been designated a national historic site. The British Methodist Episcopal Church After 1850 and passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, it became increasingly dangerous for African Canadian church officials to travel to the annual conferences of the AME Church in the United States. Desiring a more accessible church government closer to home and anxious to underscore allegiance to their new homeland, members of the AME Church in Canada began to lobby for local self-government of their church. Eventually they succeeded, and in 1856 the British Methodist Episcopal Church (BME) was created. A former AME minister, the Reverend Willis Nazery, was elected as its first bishop. The BME Church continued the growth begun under the AME, establishing congregations not only in Upper Canada but also in Nova Scotia and Bermuda.

26. Brant FreeNet: S.R. Drake Memorial Church (Brantford, ON) The british methodist episcopal Church of Canada founded in 1856, erected 1896165 MURRAY STREET, BRANTFORD ONTARIO N3S 5R3 (519) 7562051 http://comdir.bfree.on.ca/medrake/drakemem.htm

S.R. Drake Memorial Church The British Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada founded in 1856, erected 1896 165 MURRAY STREET, BRANTFORD ONTARIO N3S 5R3 Current Clergyman: Rev. Dr. Cyril Yearwood, pastor Rev. Dr. Brian Awai, associate pastor Welcome! Greetings in His name "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own in-sight" Proverbs 3:5 Upcoming Events: Fundraising Concert - Alexandra Presbyterian Church, September 17 th 2005 (6:30pm) (Tickets - Call 753-3705) Doors Open Brant S.R. Drake Memorial B.M.E. Church - Sat. September 24 2005 - 10am to 4pm 149th Anniversary Service - Sun. October 2 2005 11:00am Services Good Friday (March 25 th , 2005) 11:00 am Easter Sunday (March 27 th , 2005) 11:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Worship Thursday 7:00 pm Bible Study Group Some American run-away slaves fled to Upper Canada via the Underground Railway system and settled in groups along the Grand River. Those who belonged to the African Methodist Episcopal Church formed the Society of Coloured Methodists. During the mid 1800's they worshipped in private homes within Brantford. The Society organized schools for their children, as negros were excluded from public ones. Brantford eventually became the nucleus of the African Methodist Episcopal circuit, stretching from the Queen's Bush (Huron County and Area) to London. The

27. Brant FreeNet Community Directory Index Organization, The british methodist episcopal Church of Canada. Phone Number,519756-2051. Web Site URL, comdir.bfree.on.ca/medrake/drakemem.htm http://comdir.bfree.on.ca/display.asp?id=1346

28. BME Church- Emancipation Picnic Members of the british methodist episcopal Church must decide whether The british methodist episcopal (BME) Church has long been a part of Black History http://www.emancipation.ca/bme.html

Special Announcement!!!! ,br> Unsafe Church Closed By City Members of the British Methodist Episcopal Church must decide whether building worth saving By Jonathan Jackson, Sun Times Staff, Owen Sound Sun Times – Thursday August 21st The British Methodist Episcopal Church on 11th Street West in Owen Sound has been closed by order of the city. Chief building official, Brian Green, said Wednesday that he ordered the closure after determining the 114-year old church is not structurally safe. The church was built in 1889 and was called the West Side Methodist Church until 1911, when the British Methodist Episcopal congregation took it over. The congregation had been founded in 1865 by black Owen Sound residents. Many of its 20 or so members today are descendants of the original members. We Need Your Help!! The British Methodist Episcopal (BME) Church has long been a part of Black History in Owen Sound. Established in 1856 on the Sydenham River near 8th street and the Mill Dam, this Church has served the black community’s spiritual needs for 146 years. Its primary outreach was to former slaves who had reached Canada via the Underground Railroad, before and during the American Civil War. In 1911 the original building was abandoned and the congregation moved into the present brick structure location on 11th street West. Founders of the Emancipation Day Picnic celebrations in Owen Sound, this tradition continues today after 140 years without a break. Designated in 1985 as an Ontario Heritage Building in Owen Sound, by Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander

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Family filter: On Off Entire Directory Entire Category Pages in Base Category Sites in Base Category Top Society Christianity Denominations ... Methodist Related Categories: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Denominations: Methodist: African Methodist Episcopal From Slavery to a Bishopric, or, The Life of Bishop Walter Hawkins of the British Methodist Episcopal Church Canada Full text online of this 1891 biography. Includes a portrait of the bishop. docsouth.unc.edu/edwardsc/menu.html [archived copy] [stripped] [older copies] - indexed: Apr 26 2005 Black Power Town North Buxton, Kent County, Ontario www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/black.htm [archived copy] [stripped] [older copies] - indexed: Apr 26 2005 - modified: Feb 08 2003 S.R. Drake Memorial Church Brantford, Ontario. comdir.bfree.on.ca/medrake/drakemem.htm [archived copy] [stripped] [older copies] - indexed: Apr 26 2005 - modified: Mar 24 2005 Religion and the British Methodist Episcopal Church Guelph Museums: Black History Exhibit museum.guelph.on.ca/religion.htm [archived copy] [stripped] [older copies] - indexed: Apr 28 2005 Family filter: On Off Entire Directory Entire Category Pages in Base Category Sites in Base Category Try your search on gigablast google yahoo msn ... dmoz Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.

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Methodist Archives Links Contents Links 1 METHODIST LINKS PAGE 2 British Heritage Sites and Museums Bristol : John Wesley's Chapel, The New Room Epworth The Old Rectory, home of the Wesleys Hebden Bridge Heptonstall Octagonal Chapel (1764) Humber Epworth Old Rectory London Wesley's Chapel and Museum of Methodism, City Road London Westminster Central Hall Newbiggin-in-Teesdale World's oldest Methodist chapel in continuous use (1759) Nottingham Hockley Chapel Redruth Gwennap Pit Vistor's Centre Redruth Museum of Cornish Methodism United States Heritage Sites and Museums Official Register of Methodist Historic sites Comprehensive list arranged by State with www links where applicable Georgia : Epworth by the Sea, Arthur J. Moore Museum and Library Illinois : Des Plaines Camp Ground Michigan : Detroit, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Michigan : Detroit, Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Michigan : Detroit, Central United Methodist Church

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32. Welcome To Adobe GoLive 5 british methodist episcopal (BME) congregations in Canada, Bermuda, and SouthAmerica—originally part of the AME—rejoined the church in 1884. http://www.st-paul-ame.org/Pages/302.ame/body.html

In November 1787, Richard Allen and a number of other black Methodists arrived at St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to attend Sunday services. They were directed toward a newly built seating gallery, and mistakenly sat in its "white" section. During a prayer, white ushers pulled the black worshippers to their feet and demanded that they sit in the "proper" section. Humiliated, Allen—a former slave from Delaware who had joined the evangelical Wesleyan movement because of its work against slavery and who eventually became a licensed Methodist preacher—and several others left the church at the prayer's end. "They were no more plagued with us in the church," he later said. The gap between black and white Methodists was also created, according to theologian Will B. Gravely, by "incidents of white pastors refusing to take black infants into their arms to christen them ... of blacks having to wait until all whites were served the Lord's Supper before being admitted to the table ... [and] of conflicts over access to burial grounds." By 1794 Philadelphia's black Methodists had raised enough money to build their own church, which a majority of the congregation voted to align with the Episcopalians rather than the Methodists. They named it the Saint Thomas African Episcopal Church. Allen, however, believing that "no religious sect or denomination would suit the capacity of the colored people as well as the Methodists, for the plain and simple gospel suits best for any people," purchased that year a blacksmith shop with his own money and converted it into a storefront church. Methodist Bishop Frances Asbury named it the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

33. Black History In Guelph And Wellington County Religion and the british methodist episcopal Church A British MethodistEpiscopal (BME) Church was started in Guelph in 1870, in a frame building on http://guelph.ca/museum/BlackHistory/religion.htm

Religion and the British Methodist Episcopal Church The church was the most important institution in most Black communities. Church leaders were often spokespersons to the larger community. The denominations were usually Baptist or Methodist. Baptist congregations encouraged a democratic participation by the election of their ministers. Black Methodists, coldly received in White congregations, turned to the African Methodist Episcopal church, which entered the colony from the United States in 1838 and by 1840 had organized an Upper Canada Conference. The Conference was instrumental in supplying the church with ministers and sending bishops occasionally to oversee its work. In 1856, feelings arose that reforms had to take place, and an independent British Methodist Episcopal Church was formed. A British Methodist Episcopal (BME) Church was started in Guelph in 1870, in a frame building on Market Street. Rev. Thomas Jefferson was pastor. The original congregation was comprised of former fugitive slaves from the United States. On September 18, 1880, numerous citizens gathered to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the new stone church on Essex Street. The 1882-83 Guelph City Directory described the church as a "stone building, in course of completion but sufficiently advanced to enable public services to be held in it; when finished it will have a seating capacity of 300. The estimated cost of the building is $2,000". The BME church offered public services at 11 am and 6:30 pm, as well as a Sabbath School at 3 pm. Prayer meetings were held every Thursday and the Rev. Junius B. Roberts presided over the church's 40 members.

34. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Methodism The british methodist episcopal Church , which still maintains a separateexistence, has only coloured membership. It was formerly a part of the African http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10237b.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... M > Methodism A B C D ... Z Methodism A religious movement which was originated in 1739 by John Wesley in the Anglican Church , and subsequently gave rise to numerous separate denominations. I. DOCTRINAL POSITION AND PECULIARITIES The fact that John Wesley and Methodism considered religion primarily as practical, not dogmatic, probably accounts for the absence of any formal Methodist creed. The "General Rules", issued by John and Charles Wesley on 1 May, 1743, stated the conditions of admission into the societies organized by them and known as the "United Societies". They bear an almost exclusively practical character, and require no doctrinal test of the candidates. Methodism, however, developed its own theological system as expressed in two principal standards of orthodoxy. The first is the "Twenty-five Articles" of religion. They are an abridgment and adaptation of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England , and form the only doctrinal standard strictly binding on American Methodists. Twenty-four of these articles were prepared by John Wesley for the Church in America and adopted at the Conference of Baltimore in 1784. The article which recognizes the political independence of the United States (Article XXIII) was added in 1804. The second standard is the first fifty-three of Wesley's published sermons and his "Notes on the New Testament". These writings were imposed by him on the British Methodists in his "Deed of Declaration" and accepted by the "Legal Hundred". The American Church, while not strictly bound to them, highly esteemed and extensively uses them.

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36. BETH EMANUEL British Methodist Episcopal Church BETH EMANUEL british methodist episcopal Church. Every Tuesday evening. 7 PM.Bible Study. Every Sunday. 930 AM Sunday School; 1030 AM Prayer http://www.spiritofintercession.org/beth.html

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37. Niagara Church the church flourished establishing churches all over the United States andCanada. (The Canadians are known as the british methodist episcopal Church. http://www.niagara.edu/cam/special/ugr/nc.html

Niagara-on-the-Lake School Niagara Church Lewiston Church Barker Park Pekin Home Lockport YWCA ... Castellani Art Museum Cellar Inscription: I couldn't hear if nobody prayed way down yonder by myself, couldn't hear if nobody prayed. Sam G. ST. JOHN'S AME CHURCH: 917 Garden Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York This church is not an actual underground railroad site, however, it was recognized for the rich historical legacy African-American churches have contributed in the Underground Railroad Movement. The African-American churches became a dominant and driving force in the abolitionist and underground movement, providing the funding for transportation and guides to allow many fugitives to achieve freedom to Canada. Located in the heart of the Niagara Falls African-American community, the stations sculpture stands underneath a majestic old tree faces north toward the site where the slaves once crossed the Suspension Bridge to freedom, (now the Whirlpool Bridge). The African Methodist Episcopal Church has it roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church which was founded by John Wesley, an Anglican Priest. From the beginning of Methodism, African-American people were allowed membership without incident. Both slave owners and their slaves were encouraged to hear the message of salvation. As membership grew, African-American population doubled. Uneasy with the developments, many whites began to turn back toward the old views of discrimination. They tried to force members to worship in the back of the church solely, causing member, Richard Allen to eventually break fully from the church to establish the African-American Methodist Church. After many years of struggle, Richard Allen became the first African-American Bishop in America.

38. Heritage Nathaniel Dett Memorial Chapel ~ british methodist episcopal Church. Designated asa national historic site in 2001and a building of architectural http://www.artsceneniagara.org/Heritage.htm

Battle Ground Hotel - Museum The Battle Ground Hotel is situated on the historic grounds of the War of 1812 Lundy’s Lane Battlefield area. Originally constructed as a home in the early 1800's, it was later converted into a tavern and inn. The building combines details from both the Regency and Classical Revival style of the mid 1800's. The Hotel illustrates early tavern life in 1850, and features other historical exhibits. Guided tours are offered on a daily basis, May to October and by appointment the rest of the year. LOCATION: The museum is located at 6151 Lundy's Lane, Niagara Falls. CONTACT PERSON: Kathleen Powell, Museum Manager. Phone 905-358–5082. Email kpowell@city.niagarafalls.on.ca Friends of Stamford Village Promotes interest in the former village of Stamford in that historic area in the north part of the city in what was until 1962 the former township of Stamford. Presents an Annual Market on Stamford Green usually held in September, featuring historical displays, pony rides, fish pond and craft booths. MEETINGS: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at various locations.

39. Oakville Museum At Erchless Estate - Black History Tours, Underground Railroad, The Turner African Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1891 and opened of the british methodist episcopal and African Methodist Episcopal churches. http://www.oakvillemuseum.com/turnerchurch.asp

The Turner African Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1891 and opened under Reverend William Roberts in 1892. The congregation included African Americans from Oakville and Bronte, and united members of the British Methodist Episcopal and African Methodist Episcopal churches. The Church was named after Bishop Henry Turner, a well-known preacher and community worker, whom President Lincoln had named as the first African American Chaplain in the United States Armed Forces. As well as being an important religious centre, the Turner Chapel became a hub of social activity. The Church choirs were of a very high calibre, and often travelled on exchanges to other local churches. Revival meetings were well attended, operettas were organized and performed, and garden parties were held in the summer time. The congregation remained very active for nearly 100 years. Renovated in 1991, the Turner Chapel still stands today at 37 Lakeshore Road West, between Chisholm and Wilson Streets. photo courtesy of City of Toronto Archives Visit Museum Events Workshops Education ... museum-info@oakville.ca

40. Sites & Plaques Bishop Willis Nazery led many African Methodist Episcopal Congregations into anew Canadianbased british methodist episcopal Church, a denomination http://www.africanhertour.org/touring/site28.html

The church was the heart and soul of every Black community. In 1848 the growing Underground Railroad community of Amherstburg completed the erection of the stone walls of a small chapel. With its hand-laid, fieldstone walls, this structure is an early and excellent example of the many small refugee churches found throughout Ontario. Bishop Willis Nazery led many African Methodist Episcopal Congregations into a new Canadian-based British Methodist Episcopal Church, a denomination established by Underground Railroad refugees so that they could govern their own church from their new homeland. 277 King Street, Amherstburg, Ontario National Historic Site Photo courtesy of: The Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church Directions From the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel: When exiting the tunnel, turn left. Right onto the first street, Ouellette Avenue. At the end of Ouellette Ave. turn left onto Riverside Drive (runs into CR 20). Follow the Sadwich Ojibway Parkway. From the Ambassador Bridge: Note: Always keep the Detroit River on the right-hand side. When exiting the bridge, follow the exit marked "To Downtown Windsor," which takes you to Riverside Drive. Follow CR 20 through to Amherstburg.

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