Mispillion Hundred in Harrington in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2019

1. St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Marker

Inscription. St. Paul AME was established as a congregation in 1830. Members met in congregants’ houses and public spaces before building a church. Construction of the church began in 1895 on New Street making St. Paul the last of eleven AME churches built in Kent County between 1867 and 1895. The congregation formally incorporated on March 11, 1896. In 1917, the church was moved by a team of mules to its current location. A fire damaged the church 1993, but it was soon rebuilt and rededicated on March 20, 1994.

Erected 2017 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-122.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Delaware Public Archives series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 1896.

Location. 38° 55.332′ N, 75° 34.974′ W. Marker is in Harrington, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Mispillion Hundred. It is on Mispillion Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 W Mispillion Street, Harrington DE 19952,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Rural Free Delivery Route (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clark's Corner (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harrington Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harrington (approx. 0.6 miles away); Delaware State Fair (approx. 0.9 miles away); Town of Farmington (approx. 3.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 10, 2019

2. St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.