Temple in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church

Photographed by James Hulse, September 28, 2022

1. Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. George Connor, a missionary elder of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E) church assigned to the Temple area, organized this congregation in 1883. A frame sanctuary was built at this site two years later, with Dock Lacy and Green McGrew as church trustees. A growing membership during the early years of the 20th century required a larger house of worship, and the present brick sanctuary was completed in 1927. An important institution in Temple's black community, Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church has long been a source of leadership and service. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5728.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 31° 5.477′ N, 97° 20.279′ W. Marker is in Temple, Texas, in Bell County. It is at the intersection of East Avenue D and South 10th Street on East Avenue D. The marker is located on the right side of the front entrance to the church by the sign. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 East Avenue D, Temple TX 76501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Corinth Missionary Baptist Church (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Eighth Street Baptist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grace United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Former Site of Y.M.C.A (approx. 0.4 miles away); Knob Creek Lodge No. 401 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Organization of the Texas Forestry Association (approx. half a mile away); City of Temple (approx. half a mile away); Temple Public Library (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temple.

Also see . . . African Methodist Episcopal Church. Texas State Historical Association

The African Methodist Episcopal Church grew out of a protest by Richard Allen against racial discrimination in St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, in 1787. Rather than suffer indignities in that White-controlled church, Allen formed a separate Black congregation. In 1816 he organized several Black Methodist congregations into a new denomination called the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In the tense times leading to the Civil War, the AME Church was not permitted to operate
Photographed by James Hulse, September 28, 2022

2. Early Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church Plaque on ground in front of THC marker
in Texas, or in most other parts of the slaveholding South.

(Submitted on October 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, September 28, 2022

3. Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker

The Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 28, 2022

4. The Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.