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Newspaper article from the DeKalb News Sun about Maggie Randolph, who had early ties to Antioch A.M.E. Church. Ms. Randolph had ties to the Chewning, Fowler, Washington, and Hunter families, all who have been in the church for five generations.

Newspaper article from the DeKalb New Era about Antioch A.M.E. Church moving the 87 year old bell to the new building to celebrate the nation's bicentennial. Black and white photographs depict the church members moving the bell and Mrs. Lena Kemp…

Newspaper article from the DeKalb News Sun about Antioch A.M.E. Church's bell being moved to the new church building for the nation's bicentennial. Fran Fossett, the journalist, notes that the crowd size of Antioch A.M.E. Church has significantly…

In this handwritten account, Lena Harper writes about the contributions of the then current pastor, Rev. Benjamin Gay, to Antioch A.M.E. Church. Harper notes that the church has made many beneficial changes financially and spiritually under Rev.…

In this handwritten account, Lena Harper writes about the contributions of the then current pastor, Rev. Benjamin Gay, to Antioch A.M.E. Church in the last two years. Harper writes that the church has become very well organized with clubs and boards,…

Letter from Maggie Randolph to Sylvia Clarke, dated to 1985.

In this church service program, Antioch A.M.E. Church provides information on and a schedule of the events being held on August 30, 1964. The program also includes information about the history of the church, announcements, hymns, and mentions the…

Black and white photograph of Antioch A.M.E. Usher Board. The back of the photograph notes that it was taken on Marshall Street, where the Antioch A.M.E. Church was located in Decatur, Georgia, and it lists the names of the ushers.

Black and white photograph of the original 1874 Antioch A.M.E. Church wooden building. The photograph also features Antioch A.M.E. Church members.

Black and white photograph of Lena Kemp and Charles Clayton, one-time pastor of Antioch A.M.E. Church and principal of Trinity High School. This photograph was taken during the taping of the DeKalb Historical Society's "I Remember Hour" oral history…