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Macedonia Baptist Church, more commonly known as Michigan Street Baptist Church, is a historic African American
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It was listed on the
Buffalo as an Architectural Museum, Michigan Street Baptist Church
African American Registry, Michigan Street Baptist Church
People Associated with the Michigan Street Baptist Church
by Dr. Judith Wellman and The Buffalo History Museum. Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) African-American history in Buffalo, New York Churches completed in 1845 19th-century Baptist churches in the United States Churches in Buffalo, New York Churches on the Underground Railroad National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York Underground Railroad in New York (state) {{NewYork-church-stub
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located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York
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. It is a brick church constructed in 1845. Samuel H. Davis was the congregation's fifth pastor, helped raise money for a church building, and as a mason did much of the construction himself. He gave the welcoming address at the 1843 National Convention of Colored Citizens of America The National Convention of Colored Citizens was held August 15–19, 1843 at the Park Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, New York. Similar to previous colored conventions, the convention of 1843 was an assembly for African American citizens to discus ...
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Rev. J. Edward Nash (1868–1957) served the congregation from 1892 to 1953. His home, the Rev. J. Edward Nash, Sr. House, is located nearby. ''Note:'' This includes an''Accompanying three photographs''
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1974.
In 2013, the church was the subject of a thorough historic structure report, which is available in hard copy at three Buffalo libraries.
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External links
Buffalo as an Architectural Museum, Michigan Street Baptist Church
African American Registry, Michigan Street Baptist Church
People Associated with the Michigan Street Baptist Church
by Dr. Judith Wellman and The Buffalo History Museum. Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) African-American history in Buffalo, New York Churches completed in 1845 19th-century Baptist churches in the United States Churches in Buffalo, New York Churches on the Underground Railroad National Register of Historic Places in Buffalo, New York Underground Railroad in New York (state) {{NewYork-church-stub