Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

1. Bethel A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. Organized in 1868, Bethel is the oldest African American congregation in Yazoo City. After affiliating with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the congregation moved to this site in 1890. Designed by J.S. King, Bethel A.M.E. is one of the earliest brick churches built by African Americans in Mississippi.

Erected 2006 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 32° 50.705′ N, 90° 24.743′ W. Marker is in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. It is on South Monroe Street 0.1 miles south of East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 South Monroe Street, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 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: The Oakes House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yazoo County War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Bank of Yazoo City (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town Creek

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Tommy McClennan (approx. ¼ mile away); B.S. Ricks Memorial Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); Willie Morris (approx. 0.3 miles away); Yazoo County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yazoo City.

Also see . . . Bethel A.M.E. Church. (Submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Bethel A.M.E. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

2. Bethel A.M.E. Church

Bethel A.M.E. Church Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

3. Bethel A.M.E. Church Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.