Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church, Knoxville
August 20, 2023
The Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church is a historic church congregation presently located in a building at 3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was reportedly a station on the Underground Railroad. It is part of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church denomination, which was established in 1796 and has been referred to as the "freedom church" for its part in the abolitionist movement.
The congregation was first established in 1845 on Fuller Street, on land donated by a religious German. This first church was known as Warner Tabernacle; the first actual building was not constructed until the late 19th century. It was destroyed by storms in 1908, and the second church was completed in 1910. In 1967, the congregation moved to Speedway Circle and its name was changed to Speedway Circle AME Zion Church. In 1969, the name was changed to Greater Warner Tabernacle. In 1987, the congregation purchased the McCalla Avenue Baptist Church and moved again. This portion of McCalla Avenue is now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Greater Warner Tabernacle is Knoxville's oldest extant African-American church congregation.
greater, warner, tabernacle, zion, church, knoxville, greater, warner, tabernacle, zion, church, historic, church, congregation, presently, located, building, 3800, martin, luther, king, avenue, knoxville, tennessee, reportedly, station, underground, railroad,. The Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church is a historic church congregation presently located in a building at 3800 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue in Knoxville Tennessee It was reportedly a station on the Underground Railroad It is part of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church denomination which was established in 1796 and has been referred to as the freedom church for its part in the abolitionist movement The congregation was first established in 1845 on Fuller Street on land donated by a religious German This first church was known as Warner Tabernacle the first actual building was not constructed until the late 19th century It was destroyed by storms in 1908 and the second church was completed in 1910 In 1967 the congregation moved to Speedway Circle and its name was changed to Speedway Circle AME Zion Church In 1969 the name was changed to Greater Warner Tabernacle In 1987 the congregation purchased the McCalla Avenue Baptist Church and moved again This portion of McCalla Avenue is now known as Martin Luther King Jr Avenue Greater Warner Tabernacle is Knoxville s oldest extant African American church congregation External links EditKnox MPC Historic List Tennessee Vacation Greater Warner listing List of Underground Railroad sites35 59 51 N 83 52 36 W 35 9974 N 83 8767 W 35 9974 83 8767 This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Tennessee is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Knox County Tennessee geography related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church Knoxville amp oldid 1115105605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
