Dade City in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 26, 2013

1. Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Organized in the late 1800s at Lake Buddy, this congregation moved into Dade City and became known as Mount Zion AME Church. In 1903, with 29 members, a frame meeting house was built. It was later modified to serve as the parsonage. The present edifice, with its distinctive steeple and stained glass windows, was dedicated in 1920 and was the first Protestant church of masonry construction in Pasco County. God has blessed Mount Zion through its storms and tempests.

Erected 1996 by Pasco Board of County Commissioners and the Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 28° 22.069′ N, 82° 11.34′ W. Marker is in Dade City, Florida, in Pasco County. It is on 7th Street (U.S. 98/301) north of Madill Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14440 7th Street, Dade City FL 33525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North 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: Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jones' Nursing Home (about 500

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feet away); Pasco County World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Pasco County (approx. ¼ mile away); Pasco County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp (approx. ¼ mile away); Dade City Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dade City.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 26, 2013

2. Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Photographed by Diane Murphy, April 2024

3. Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 934 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on April 28, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.