Decatur in Morgan County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Photographed by Deborah Spencer
1. Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription.
Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. . Members of the African Methodist Episcopal congregation began meeting as a society in Old Town Decatur soon after the Civil War. Several pastors were appointed to serve the Decatur Mission, including Rev. W.H. Mixon and Rev. T.W. Coffee. Since 1905, members have met on this site. The church is named in honor of Bishop Alexander W. Wayman, seventh Bishop of the AME Church. New sanctuaries were constructed in 1926 and 1938. The church was remodeled in 1943, 1960, and 2010. Since its founding, Wayman Chapel has served the community by enriching religious, educational, civic, and social life through mercy and justice ministries., "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." Thessalonians 5:23
Members of the African Methodist Episcopal congregation began
meeting as a society in Old Town Decatur soon after the Civil
War. Several pastors were appointed to serve the Decatur Mission,
including Rev. W.H. Mixon and Rev. T.W. Coffee. Since 1905,
members have met on this site. The church is named in honor of
Bishop Alexander W. Wayman, seventh Bishop of the AME Church.
New sanctuaries were constructed in 1926 and 1938. The church
was remodeled in 1943, 1960, and 2010. Since its founding,
Wayman Chapel has served the community by enriching religious,
educational, civic, and social life through mercy and
justice ministries.
"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and
through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless
at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." Thessalonians 5:23
Location. 34° 37.027′ N, 86° 59.301′ W. Marker is in Decatur, Alabama, in Morgan
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County. It is at the intersection of Church Street Northwest and Madison St NW, on the right when traveling north on Church Street Northwest. In front a Wayman Chapel on Church Street between Madison Street and McCartney Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 412 Church St NW, Decatur AL 35601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
