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In this handwritten account, Lena Harper tells the history of Antioch A.M.E. Church as of July 10, 1977. The church began in 1868 and practiced in the home of Mrs. Lou Bratcher. the first church raised $400 in the first rally, and the new Antioch…

In this handwritten account, Lena Harper tells the history of Antioch A.M.E. Church as of February 20, 1981. Harper writes that the church organized in 1868 at the end of the Civil War and practiced in the home of Mrs. Louise Bratcher.