St. John A.M.E. Church
St. John A.M.E. Church, located
on Clinton Street, was organized in 1839, its first building being on Lewis
Street.
Its first pastor was the Rev.
George Harlan. In 1893 the present building was erected under the pastorate
of
Rev. James M. Turner. About
fourteen years ago an Annex building was built, containing a Sunday
School
room, pastor's study and rooms
for the activities of the church. Among its most prominent pastors
were
Rev. B. F. Lee, afterwards
a Bishop in the Church, Rev. G. H. Schaffer, Rev. D. F. Bentley, Rev. P.
A. Nichols,
Rev. G. F. David, Rev. J.
W. Frazier. Its present pastor is the Rev. H. H. Brewer, who
has been serving for
a number of years. This church
owns its parsonage, which is located on Lewis Street.
Source: The Colored
Churches of Frankfort, by Dr. E. E. Underwood
The State Journal
- Saturday, October 3, 1936
Ministers 1839-1910
George Harlan, Moses Pitman,
Aaron Green, Reuben Thomas, Henry Henderson (1850), Anderson Bryant, Jacob
Williams,
Henry Hensley, William Brown,
Henry J. Young, Ross Lee, Jillson Francis, George H. Schaffer, Washington
Hill, Crafton Graham,
Alfred Newman, C. J. Waters,
B. F. Lee, J. W. Riley, Charles Herbert, Jesse Henderson, George Steamer,
Levi Evans, D.S. Bentley,
J. W. Asbury, J. F. Thomas,
G. H. Burk, George W. Bryant, Emmanual Wilson, J. M. Turner, J. W. Frazier,
P. A. Nichols,
G. F. David, J. M. Holt, J.
Allen Viney (1907-1909); T. A. Thompson (1910)
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