African American Churches

African Americans experienced great difficulty in establishing churches after 1860, when Newport contained too few free blacks, just 56, to support a minister.  However, within 20 years, the African-American population had risen to 315 and possessed the economic resources to finance an independent congregation.

African M E Church

Corinthian Baptist Church

Corinthian Baptist Church History By Jim Reis

Methodist Episcopal Church

United Brethren Church

Williams Newport Directory of African-American Churches 1880-1929

Deacon William Jones

Rev J R Rooks-African M E Church