Riverview in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
First Baptist Church and First African Methodist Episcopal Church
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2013
1. First Baptist Church and First African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
First Baptist Church
and
First African Methodist
Episcopal Church
of Kansas City, Kansas
were established in the
home of Mrs. Dinah Smith
by Rev. J. Strater and Rev. Buchanan
"How amiable are thy tabernacles O'Lord of Hosts"
Psalms 84:1
Dr. C.P. Lucas, Jr., Pastor First A.M.E.
and
Dr. E.A. Freeman, Pastor First Baptist
Erected 1989.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 39° 6.981′ N, 94° 37.296′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in Riverview. It is at the intersection of 5th Street and State Street, on the right when traveling south on 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City KS 66101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Gateway to Kansas (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mary's Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eliza Burton Conley (approx. Ό mile away); Helena Conley (approx. Ό mile away); The Cruise-Scroggs Mansion (approx. Ό mile away); Silas Armstrong (approx. Ό mile away); Commissioner Thomas F. Lally (approx. 0.3 miles away); The History of the Wyandot Indian Nation
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2013
2. First Baptist Church and First African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 994 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
