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In 1967, in recognition of the Goodwin family’s overwhelming contributions to the church, its name was officially changed to Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. A Pictorial History of Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
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April 28, 2000. The Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic church on Woodside Avenue in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is a member of the National African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church denomination, which is historically African American and began in the United States. The history of the Goodwin Memorial African ...
- April 28, 2000
- 1910
- Bungalow/Craftsman
- Amherst, Massachusetts
In 1905 a sect of the church membership of Zion Chapel officially organized into the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and in 1910 constructed a new place of meeting and worship further down Woodside Ave. Moses Goodwin was appointed the chairman of the board for the Church and during the opening ceremonies said "After 50 years of ...
Goodwin is part of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, an independent African American denomination founded in 1822. Restoration needs . The chapel building, which was constructed in 1910 and is on the National Registry of Historic Places, is in need of extensive repairs.
Ruth Goodwin interviewed by Horace Boyer 1992 A retrospective of Ruth Goodwin, including a drive around Amherst. This video in dvd format has been archived by actv12. Christina Scharbaai interviews Susan DaCosta, wife of Rev. L C Jones, just before her death in 2001. Transcript + photos provided by Christina Scharbaai (1/7/2012).
Proclamation in Support of Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Restoration. WHEREAS, the enslavement of African Americans in the United States began 400 years ago in 1619, when a ship carrying kidnapped Africans arrived in Virginia; and. WHEREAS, the African American Episcopal Zion denomination is known as the Freedom ...
A group of Zion Chapel members formed a new congregation in 1905, affiliating with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, an independent Black congregation founded in 1822 (often called “The Freedom Church”).
