Old Cornerstone

ID: 1140 ~ Source: Daniel Vivian ~ Creator: Daniel Vivian ~ Date: 2015

This file appears in: Bethel AME Church (New Albany)

The cornerstone laid by the German Methodist Episcopal Congregation is now featured in the facade gable, as a reminder of the building's origins.
Image courtesy of Daniel Vivian.

This file appears in: Bethel AME Church (New Albany)

Bethel AME Church (New Albany)

By Alex Covington, Jacob Burress, Trish Nohalty, and Tommy Skaggs

Believed to be the oldest African American church in New Albany, Bethel African American Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church has been a pillar of Black life and culture in southern Indiana for more than 150 years. Founded in 1848, the church became…