Union City in Obion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 6, 2020

1. Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Congregation members, under the guidance of the Rev. W.E. Farmer, built Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church in 1896. The oldest African American church in Union City. it is part of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church denomination, which was founded in 1870, when members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, announced the formation of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1954 the word "Colored” was changed to "Christian.” Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, as part of a multiple property submission.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4B 40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 36° 25.702′ N, 89° 2.679′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. It is on Greenwood Street south of East College Street, on the right when traveling north.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 Greenwood St, Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unknown Confederate Dead Monument (approx. half a mile away); Union City, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Depot (approx. 0.7 miles away); Obion County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead (approx. one mile away); Reading the Rail (approx. 1½ miles away); 80-Pound Railroad Rail (approx. 1½ miles away); The Rotary Pavilion (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 6, 2020

2. Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

of all markers in Union City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Unknown Soldier Monument (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.