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Image 1 of 1: The Clark Memorial United Methodist Church was established at this location in 1945. The congregation was initially founded at Andrews Chapel on Franklin Street by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865 when Bishop Davis W. Clark (1812-1871), the first president of the Freedman’s Aid Society, was sent to help organize the African American mission at the church. The name was changed to Clark Chapel in his honor. In 1899 a new structure was built at that location and renamed Clark Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1936 the congregation moved to North Nashville and worshipped at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Meharry Boulevard and 12th Avenue North. They moved to the present location in 1945 and built the Educational Building in 1956. In 1957 the added the Parsonage. In 1981 they expanded the Educational wing, renovated it, and renamed it the Grady Sherrill-Matthew Walker wing. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church played a part in the establishment of Central Tennessee College and Meharry Medical College, hosted non-violent workshops during the Civil Rights Movement, and hosted the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1961.
The Clark Memorial United Methodist Church was established at this location in 1945. The congregation was initially founded at Andrews Chapel on Franklin Street by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865 when Bishop Davis W. Clark (1812-1871), the first president of the Freedman’s Aid Society, was sent to help organize the African American mission at the church. The name was changed to Clark Chapel in his honor. In 1899 a new structure was built at that location and renamed Clark Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1936 the congregation moved to North Nashville and worshipped at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Meharry Boulevard and 12th Avenue North. They moved to the present location in 1945 and built the Educational Building in 1956. In 1957 the added the Parsonage. In 1981 they expanded the Educational wing, renovated it, and renamed it the Grady Sherrill-Matthew Walker wing. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church played a part in the establishment of Central Tennessee College and Meharry Medical College, hosted non-violent workshops during the Civil Rights Movement, and hosted the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1961.

The Clark Memorial United Methodist Church was established at this location in 1945. The congregation was initially founded at Andrews Chapel on Franklin Street by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865 when Bishop Davis W. Clark (1812-1871), the first president of the Freedman’s Aid Society, was sent to help organize the African American mission at the church. The name was changed to Clark Chapel in his honor. In 1899 a new structure was built at that location and renamed Clark Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1936 the congregation moved to North Nashville and worshipped at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Meharry Boulevard and 12th Avenue North. They moved to the present location in 1945 and built the Educational Building in 1956. In 1957 the added the Parsonage. In 1981 they expanded the Educational wing, renovated it, and renamed it the Grady Sherrill-Matthew Walker wing. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church played a part in the establishment of Central Tennessee College and Meharry Medical College, hosted non-violent workshops during the Civil Rights Movement, and hosted the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1961.

Clark Memorial United Methodist Church

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The Clark Memorial United Methodist Church was established at this location in 1945. The congregation was initially founded at Andrews Chapel on Franklin Street by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865 when Bishop Davis W. Clark (1812-1871), the first president of the Freedman’s Aid Society, was sent to help organize the African American mission at the church. The name was changed to Clark Chapel in his honor. In 1899 a new structure was built at that location and renamed Clark Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1936 the congregation moved to North Nashville and worshipped at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Meharry Boulevard and 12th Avenue North. They moved to the present location in 1945 and built the Educational Building in 1956. In 1957 the added the Parsonage. In 1981 they expanded the Educational wing, renovated it, and renamed it the Grady Sherrill-Matthew Walker wing. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church played a part in the establishment of Central Tennessee College and Meharry Medical College, hosted non-violent workshops during the Civil Rights Movement, and hosted the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1961.

Title Clark Memorial United Methodist Church
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Date 1865; 1936; 1945; 1956; 1981
Address 1014 14th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
Type All
Coverage Area 4
Source Bishop Davis W. Clark, Founder
Contributor Methodist Episcopal Church; Reverend James M. Lawson Jr.; Grady Sherrill; Matthew Walker Sr.; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ; Reverend Dr. Herbert Lester
Subject Civil War and Reconstruction; Civil Rights; African Americans; Education; Protests; Religion
Keywords Central Tennessee College, Meharry Medical College , Methodist Episcopal, United Methodist, Sit-Ins, Nonviolence, Desegregation
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0