Adventure 051, Site 083 – African American Episcopal Church

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 083 – African American Episcopal Church

California Landmark Number: 1013

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 26, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 38° 35.053′ N

Longitude: 121° 29.762′ W

Address: 715 Seventh St, Sacramento

Description:

Thing One and Thing Two almost missed this plaque. We knew we were close to it, but we were looking for a church building. It was on the side of a roadway. Not very scenic. But still, it is meaningful.

NO. 1013 SITE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH ESTABLISHED ON THE PACIFIC COAST - This is the site of the first church building associated with an African American religious congregation on the Pacific Coast. The church was the Methodist Church of Colored People of Sacramento City, formally organized in 1850. In 1851 the congregation was admitted into the African Methodist Episcopal Church, becoming the first African Methodist Episcopal Church on the Pacific Coast. First known as Bethel, the name was later changed to St. Andrews. The original 1850 wooden church building was the site of the first statewide convention of the California Colored Citizens which met November 20-22, 1855.
Location: 715 Seventh St, Sacramento



References:

• Waymarking
  
• NoeHill
  
• HMDB.org
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• Noehill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)