Historic Black Church Initiative
Shiloh Baptist Church
| 5500 Scovill Ave., Cleveland, OH | Founded in 1849 to counteract racism within Cleveland’s First Baptist Church, which began denying membership to African Americans, Shiloh is Cleveland’s first African American Baptist church and the city’s…
East Mount Zion Baptist Church
| 9990 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH | East Mount Zion Baptist Church (EMZ) was founded in 1908 by the offspring of sharecroppers who left the Jim Crow South during the Great Migration. In 1955, EMZ broke…
Cory United Methodist Church
| 1117 E. 105th St., Cleveland, OH | Founded in 1875, Cory United Methodist Church is one of Cleveland’s oldest Black churches and became to be known as Cleveland’s largest in the 1950s and 60s. It…
The Black Church in Cleveland
| Dr. Aaron Fountain & CRS – February 28, 2025 | Dr. Aaron Fountain has been working with Cleveland Restoration Society to compile and produce a written history detailing the impact of Black churches in Cleveland.…
Cleveland’s Historic Black Church Initiative Videos – Cory United Methodist Church
| Cleveland Restoration Society – September 19, 2024 | Cleveland Restoration Society produced a series of three enlightening videos utilizing the skills and expertise of Frame-By Frame Video veteran videographer, Gregory Lockhart. Through the art of…
Cleveland’s Historic Black Church Initiative Videos – Liberty Hill Baptist Church
| Cleveland Restoration Society – September 19, 2024 | Cleveland Restoration Society produced a series of three enlightening videos utilizing the skills and expertise of Frame-By-Frame Video and videographer, Gregory Lockhart. What you will see, and…
Cleveland’s Historic Black Church Initiative Videos – East Mount Zion Baptist Church
| Cleveland Restoration Society – September 19, 2024 | Cleveland Restoration Society produced a series of three enlightening videos utilizing the skills and expertise of Frame-By-Frame Video videographer, Gregory Lockhart. Here, you’ll learn how East Mount…