According to church historians, nearly two centuries ago, the room above St. Paul AME’s sanctuary hid slaves traveling on the Underground Railroad. By 1850, It’s estimated that 100,000 slaves ...

Hunter referenced some of the hard times the congregation has endured including arsonists burning down the first building in 1930s. Yet in 2024, St. Paul AME remains part of Glencoe’s tapestry.

Formed in 1872, St. Paul Tabernacle AME Zion Church is one of the oldest historic Black churches in Henderson County. With current membership at around 25, the church may not be as vital in numbers as ...

St. Paul AME’s origins reach back to 1884 when Glencoe’s first Black homeowner, businessman Homer Wilson, was one of 18 members of the newly-formed congregation, according to village documents.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Larry McDonald, the pastor of historic St. Paul AME Church in Raleigh, knows why his faith community is immensely proud of the ministry that began before the Civil War in 1848.

Greater St. Paul AME Church, with just over 300 members at 315 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., is the oldest Black religious institution in the area, celebrating 130 years since it was founded.

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic Black church in Raleigh, celebrated 175 years of worship and social-justice activism.