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IN HR0023
Resolution
Status
3/4/2019
Primary Sponsor
Cherrish Pryor
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AI Summary
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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1836 by William Paul Quinn and Augustus Turner, initially meeting in Quinn's log cabin at "Indianapolis Station"
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The congregation built its first church on Georgia Street in 1841, which was destroyed by suspected arson by slavery supporters in 1862 and rebuilt on West Vermont Street in 1867
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The West Vermont Street building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and sold by the congregation in 2016
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Ground was broken in 2017 for a new church on Zionsville Road in Indianapolis, led by Reverend Carlos W. Perkins
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The Indiana House of Representatives formally recognizes the church's history and impact on Indianapolis and the state
Legislative Description
Recognizing the history of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Last Action
First reading: adopted voice vote
3/4/2019