Mt. Olive Holiness Pentecostal Church - Delaware Public Archives

KC-137:

Built in 1876 by local members of Centennial Methodist Episcopal Church, the first African American congregation to worship in the building, the two-story, three bay frame church with a gabled end would serve as a house of worship until the late 1910s. In 1918, the building was bought and used by St. Johns Masonic Lodge No. 7 until 1935, when it would be purchased by Mount Olive Holiness Pentecostal Church. Organized in 1930 by Reverend Ancle A. Manns, Mount Olive Holiness congregation has worshiped at this location since 1935. In 1980, the church was included in the Smyrna Historic District and added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Installed in 2024.

Sponsors:

The Honorable Bruce G. Ennis, Delaware State Senate, 2024.

Marker Photo Gallery:

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Resources Related to Smyrna:

Location:

139 E. North Street, Smyrna, DE 19977

Links to more resources:

Deed from Sarah P. Mason to the Trustees of the Centennial M. E. Church, which is now known as Mount Olive Pentecostal Church. Kent County, Recorder of Deeds. Volume W6, p 176
Mt Olive Pentecostal Church, Smyrna, DE – Facebook
Smyrna Delaware Historic District – Wikipedia
Smyrna Delaware Historic District – National Register of Historic Places – Form
Smyrna Delaware Historic District – National Register of Historic Places – Photos

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