South Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Second Congregational Church

Photographed by Steve Masler, May 29, 2015

1. Second Congregational Church Marker

Inscription. Founded by the American Missionary Association in 1868, Second Congregational Church was originally at 239 Orleans. It was a chapel for LeMoyne Normal Institute. The present church, designed and built by Black artisans, was completed in 1928. In 1982 the church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 1986 by The Men of The Second Congregational Church and the Shelby County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 35° 7.173′ N, 90° 2.177′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in South Memphis. It is on Walker Avenue just west of Dr. Hollis F. Price Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Memphis TN 38126, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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: Benjamin Albert Imes (here, next to this marker); Hollis Freeman Price, Sr. (a few steps from this marker); Edward Shaw (within shouting distance of this marker); Steele Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The 1960 Memphis Sit-In Movement (about 400 feet away); People's Grocery

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(about 700 feet away); LeMoyne Owen College (about 700 feet away); LeMoyne-Owen College (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Photographed by Steve Masler, May 29, 2015

2. Second Congregational Church Marker

Second Congregational Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, May 29, 2015

3. Second Congregational Church

Second Congregational Church Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, May 29, 2015

4. Second Congregational Church Cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.