1940’s – St. Paul AME Church

1940’s – St. Paul AME Church

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1880, and the congregation built this fine structure in 1914 at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets. Long the home of a vibrant congregation, the church moved “out on the highway” (away from...
1904 – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

1904 – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Jackson County’s Episcopal congregation moved into Newport in 1879, changing its name from Grace Church to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and building a small wooden structure at the corner of Third and Hazel Streets.  In 1904, St. Paul’s built a fine...