{"id":5481,"date":"2013-05-17T10:07:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T14:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=5481"},"modified":"2013-05-17T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T14:07:04","slug":"st-paul-ame-church-listed-as-national-historical-landmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=5481","title":{"rendered":"St. Paul AME Church listed as National Historical Landmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em><strong>Third Ave. church has been presence in community since 1864<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By Kyle Carrozza<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: small;\">,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\">The Times, Staff Writer<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5485\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5485\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5485 \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest black church in Coatesville.\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127-900x902.jpg 900w, https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMGP1127.jpg 1519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest black church in Coatesville.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>COATESVILLE \u2013 St. Paul\u2019s African Methodist Church will be officially proclaimed as a landmark in the National Register of Historic Places at a ceremony held at the church on Saturday.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The church, originally established in 1864, relocated in 1874 and has been renovated throughout its years of service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a community of faith St. Paul is committed to outreach; providing food and clothing to those in need, visitation to the incarcerated, and in medical and nursing facilities,\u201d said the city\u2019s proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>After applying in October, the church received official word in December. The gathering of information and filing of the application was completed by Jean Wolf of Wolf Historic Preservation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe church has received recognition as an organization with a history of significant community involvement and impact,\u201d said Reverend Lillie G. 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