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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The African Methodist Episcopal Church was attached to the Galena Conference, and was organized on November 26, 1870, with seven members, and W. J.-Davis, Elder. The Rev. Cheek was the pastor of the church in 1876. He had come to Dubuque as a missionary in September. With no church or organized congregation, he held services in private homes and then invited potential members to attend the CENTENARY CHURCH on Thursday evenings to visit with other people. The ladies of the church established an aid society. (1)
In July 1880 the congregation used to Dubuque Herald to appeal for funds with which to purchase a lot on which to construct a church. (2)
In 1911 the congregation numbered 150 communicants.
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Source:
1. "The Colored Church," Dubuque Herald, December 22, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761222&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
2. "An Appeal to the Public," Dubuque Herald, July 15, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800715&printsec=frontpage&hl=en