Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, Methodist Episcopal church building in Selma, United States.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a large red-brick church with white stone trim at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Selma, Alabama. It is basically Romanesque Revival, built in the shape of a Greek cross with Byzantine influences. Its facade has entries recessed behind an arcade of three rounded arches and is flanked by a pair of square towers topped by octagonal lanterns and cupolas.
The congregation formed in 1866 when Black and white Methodists separated by race, and its first sanctuary on this site was built in 1869. The present church was built in 1908 to a design by A. J. Farley. In 1964 and 1965 the Southern Christian Leadership Conference used it as its Selma headquarters, and the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965 started here.
The congregation formed in 1866 when Black and white Methodists separated by race, and its first sanctuary on this site was built in 1869. The present church, the third on the site, was built in 1908 to a design by A. J. Farley. Services continue in the building today.
The building is located downtown and is walkable from other historic sites in Selma. Visitors should wear respectful clothing and remain quiet during services, as this remains an active place of worship for the community.
The congregation formed in 1866 when Black and white Methodists separated by race, and its first sanctuary on this site went up in 1869; the present brick church dates to 1908. The SCLC kept its Selma headquarters and offices here during the 1964–65 campaign.
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