Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Historic church in Missouri, United States

United States historic place


Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


38°34′44″N 90°24′39″W / 38.57889°N 90.41083°W / 38.57889; -90.41083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1899
Architect	Peter Bopp
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
MPS	Kirkwood MPS
NRHP reference No.	04000345^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 20, 2004

Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as Olive Chapel AME Church, and Evangelische Friedens Gemneinde Lutheran Congregation) is a historic church built in 1899, and located at 309 S. Harrison Avenue in Kirkwood, Missouri. It is the oldest Protestant church in Kirkwood.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2004.

History

The congregation was founded in 1853 by the Reverend Jordan Winston Early. Services were initially held in a private home.^[2]^[3]

The current church building, constructed in 1899, originally housed the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church/Peace Lutheran Church. The Olive Chapel AME congregation bought it in 1923.^[2] The church still has its original bell, pews, and stained glass windows.^[2]

The Quinette Cemetery was associated with this church from 1866 until 2002.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shapiro, Mary. "House tour offers historical perspective on Kirkwood". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
^ Erwin, Vicki Berger (2013). Kirkwood. Kirkwood Public Library. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4671-1004-4.
^ Bertrand, Amy (October 15, 2020). "Quinette Cemetery". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.