Parole in Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 9, 2023
1. Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church Marker
Our First Church
On July 16, 1925 (at Parole, Maryland) Reverend J.J. Cecil, a retired minister of the former Washington Conference and a member of Asbury Quarterly Conference-Annapolis, conceived for a Methodist Church in Parole.
Not contented with a dream, Rev. Cecil transformed his vision into reality by organizing Asbury Methodist Church in an abandoned, dilapidated canning factory and used orange crates as seats.
Rev. E.A. Love, the pastor of Asbury Church in Annapolis, advised Rev. and Mrs. Cecil to move the rapidly growing Sunday School into the Cecil's home. Services and Sunday School of this new church were held there until May 1926, when the church secured a more comfortable place for ten dollars ($10.00) a month.
Our Second Church
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Our Present Church
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Erected by Anne Arundle County and the City of Annapolis. (Marker Number 4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1926.
Location. 38° 58.799′ N, 76° 31.728′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland,
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); You Are Here (about 700 feet away); Political Representation in Ward Three, Parole (about 700 feet away); Parole Health Center (about 800 feet away); Parole's Public Schools (approx. 0.2 miles away); Building Pride into a Community (approx. Ό mile away); The Origin of the Parole Community
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 9, 2023
2. Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church
More about this marker. Unfortunately, the marker has faded significantly and is hard to read.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
