NEWSMAKERS 2016 - Hundreds flocked to the grounds of Oro-Medonte’s historic African church in August to celebrate the reconstructed building’s grand reopening. The 170-year-old Oro African Methodist ...

The mayor of Oro-Medonte feels residents shouldn’t be on the hook to help restore a National Historic Site. The Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church has been closed to visitors since 2012 due to its ...

Inch by inch the Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church was returned to its roots. The church was built by the families of black veterans of the War of 1812.

It’s called the Oro African Church Project — a search for freedom. Its objectives are pretty straight forward: document the Oro African story, increase site tours and develop the site around ...

The First African Baptist Church in Savannah has long been recognized as a national historic landmark for having the oldest African-American congregation in the country. But a few local restoration… ...