| Churches have
been the focus of the African-Canadian community in Windsor since
its foundations. Several churches in Windsor possess valuable information
on the history of the community. Those listed below may be of particular
interest to those visitors researching African-Canadian history
in Windsor. For more information on churches in the region please
see the people in religion section of this website. |
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 British
Methodist Episcopal Church
First
Baptist Church
Mount
Zion Full Gospel Church
Sandwich
Street First Baptist Church
Tanner
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
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| British
Methodist Episcopal Church |
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685 University Ave.,
Windsor
254-8459
The original British Methodist Episcopal (BME) Church was
built by escaped slaves and founded April 13, 1854. The congregation
remained at 363 McDougall Street until the
area was redeveloped in 1963. |
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| The current British Methodist
Episcopal Church is located at 685 University Avenue. The church
features the cornerstone of the original
building and a very impressive pipe organ which was carefully transported
from the original church ediface. The congregation
is very active in charitable events and cultural heritage. |
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| First
Baptist Church |
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710 Mercer St.,
Windsor, 254-6631
The First Baptist Church was originally
established by Rev. William Troy in 1858 at McDougall and what
used to be London street now University.
On May 24, 1915 the congregation moved to its current location on Mercer Street
at Tuscarora.
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| Mount
Zion Full Gospel Church |
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795 McDougall St., Windsor,
252-0031
Mt. Zion Church was established by Clarence Leslie Morton Senior, an internationally
renowned preacher and founder of the Canadian and International Churches
of God in Christ in the Windsor/Detroit region. Bishop Morton was also
famous for his radio ministry – broadcasting services live on CKLW
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| for thirty years. The building was designed by local architect
J.P. Thompson and built by the parishioners in 1939. |
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| Sandwich
Street First Baptist Church |
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3652 Peter St, Windsor,
252-4917
The oldest black church in Canada it was built in 1840.
11 fugitive slaves from the Close Communion of Baptists formed
the congregation. The congregation worshipped outdoors or
in individual homes until a log cabin church was built in
1847. Fugitive slaves worked to construct a newchurch of
hand hewn lumber and hand made bricks fired in a handmade
kiln. In August of 1851
the church was dedicated. Many fugitives hid from slave catchers
by escaping through a trapdoor in the church floor.
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| Tanner
African Methodist Episcopal Church |
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733 McDougall St.,
Windsor,
256-0060
The Tanner African Methodist was first called Mercer
Street Baptist. It was constructed in 1877. In 1888 it was
bought by Bishop Benjamin Tanner and became the Tanner
African Methodist Episcopal Church. The congregation
moved
to the new location on McDougall Street in 1964. |
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