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This church, organized in 1883, began as a Sunday School mission to blacks under the episcopate of Bishop Hugh M Thompson. The first instructor was a Mr. Williams, an African American. The Rev. Richard T Middleton became the first priest in 1904. This building was constructed in 1927 under the leadership of the Rev. James T Jeffery. It housed a day school and the Fannie Johnson Memorial Clinic for the needy, regardless of race or creed. Parish status was attained in 1983, under the Rt. Rev. Duncan M Gray, Jr., Bishop
Details
| HM Number | HMYJ6 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2006 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 2:36pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 763633 N 3577127 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.29995000, -90.20023333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 17.997', W 90° 12.014' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 17' 59.82" N, 90° 12' 0.84" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 601 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 917 W Pearl St, Jackson MS 39203, US |
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