Quincy in Gadsden County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 17, 2018

1. Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription.
The Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, affectionately known as "The Nett," was established in 1866 but can trace its beginnings to 1865. This historical church is the oldest surviving African American congregation in Quincy and Gadsden County. The congregation was admitted to the AME’s General Conference in 1866 by the Rev. Charles H. Pearce, Acting Bishop for Florida, and the Rev. Benjamin Quinn was appointed as the first minister to serve the congregation. Early services were held in people’s homes or brush arbors. The congregation purchased property for a permanent church building from Brister Gunn, a free black man in Quincy. Constructed in 1898, the first church edifice was a simple white frame structure. It was named after Bishop Benjamin W. Arnett, the presiding AME Bishop in Florida from 1888-1892. In 1939, the current brick edifice was designed in the Gothic Revival style and built under the direction of the Rev. D. A. Russell, who had extensive knowledge of architecture and building construction. A parsonage was built in the early 1960s. The ethnic heritage and architecture of Arnett Chapel

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AME Church remain historically significant to the community.
A Florida Heritage Site

Erected 2017 by The Rt. Rev. Adam J. Richardson, Presiding Bishop, Rev. Lee E. Plummer, Presiding Elder, Rev. Bernard E. Hudson, Senior Minister, Rev. Alicia M. Hudson, Assoc. Minister, Rev. Henry R. Griffin, Ret. Presiding Elder, Stewards, Trustees, and Members of the Arnett Chapel A.M. E. Church, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-958.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 30° 35.163′ N, 84° 34.471′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Florida, in Gadsden County. It is at the intersection of Duval Street and East Clark Street, on the right when traveling north on Duval Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 Duval Street, Quincy FL 32351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Tallahassee

and on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 17, 2018

2. Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Atlantic Region,

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 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 walking distance of this marker: Pat Munroe House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gadsden County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gadsden County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Quincy State Bank (approx. ¼ mile away); Soldiers Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Gadsden County Civil War Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Centenary Methodist Church Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.

Also see . . . Arnett Chapel. (Submitted on March 21, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 17, 2018

3. Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.