Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church
Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church, Historic African Methodist Episcopal church building in Galveston, Texas.
This Gothic Revival church building features pointed arches, decorative tracery, and vertical lines that exemplify late 19th-century ecclesiastical architecture in Texas.
Originally established in 1848 by enslaved African Americans, the current structure was built in 1886 after the original building was destroyed in the devastating 1885 Galveston fire.
The church served as the site where Union General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 on June 19, 1865, declaring the end of slavery in Texas and establishing what became known as Juneteenth.
Located at 2013 Broadway Avenue in Galveston, the church is accessible via Highway 87 and continues to host religious services and community events for visitors and congregants.
This church holds the distinction of being Texas's first African Methodist Episcopal church and survived the catastrophic 1900 Galveston hurricane that devastated the island.
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