Youngstown in Mahoning County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2014
1. St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel Marker
Inscription.
St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel was founded by Lenora Evans Berry, an African American woman, in 1907. A lifelong Baptist, her mission was the development of the Episcopal Church for African Americans in Youngstown. Mrs. Berry's husband, bricklayer Thomas D. Berry, the son of master builder P. Ross Berry, became the church's first senior warden and treasurer. The congregation met in St. John's Parish until they were able to obtain property on Parmalee Avenue. In 1912, Reverend John Ogburn was officially called to vicar. In 1920, work began on plans for a new church. The structure was designed by Charles F. Owsley and construction began after more than six hundred individuals from the community attended the laying of the church's corner stone on September 11, 1921. St. Augustine Chapel is the oldest African American church and congregation in Youngstown still in its original location and structure.
St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel was founded by Lenora Evans Berry, an African American woman, in 1907. A lifelong Baptist, her mission was the development of the Episcopal Church for African Americans in Youngstown. Mrs. Berry's husband, bricklayer Thomas D. Berry, the son of master builder P. Ross Berry, became the church's first senior warden and treasurer. The congregation met in St. John's Parish until they were able to obtain property on Parmalee Avenue. In 1912, Reverend John Ogburn was officially called to vicar. In 1920, work began on plans for a new church. The structure was designed by Charles F. Owsley and construction began after more than six hundred individuals from the community attended the laying of the church's corner stone on September 11, 1921. St. Augustine Chapel is the oldest African American church and congregation in Youngstown still in its original location and structure.
Erected 2007 by The P. Ross Berry and George Washington Williams Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 26-50.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans
Location. 41° 6.906′ N, 80° 39.552′ W. Marker is in Youngstown, Ohio, in Mahoning County. It is on Parmalee Avenue 0.1 miles west of Belmont Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Youngstown OH 44510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve and in the Mahoning Valley. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Also see . . . St. Augustine's Episcopal Church. (Submitted on December 8, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
