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St. Paul A.M.E. Church

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Demonination

African Methodist Episcopal

Pastor

L.A. Henry

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

County

Saint Lucie County (Fla.)

City

Ft. Pierce

Established

1900

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On many of the scans, text appears to bleed through from the reverse page as survey workers often used recycled paper printed on one side with unrelated material. Users should be aware that the bleed-through is not a missing page.

Title

St. Paul A.M.E. Church

Subject

Florida Historical Records Survey

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Florida -- Churches

Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.

Church buildings -- Florida

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WPA Church Record for St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County, established in 1900. This African Methodist Episcopal church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by L.A. Henry.

Creator

Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

Source

State Library of Florida, WPA Survey of Church Records

Date

1900

Format

church records

Type

Text

Identifier

slf_wpachurch_4475

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Denomination

African Methodist Episcopal

County

Saint Lucie County (Fla.)

City

Ft. Pierce

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

Pastor

L.A. Henry

Image URL

1501076

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Church Name

St. Paul A.M.E. Church

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Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey. St. Paul A.M.E. Church. 1900. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/251152>, accessed 18 June 2026.

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Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey. St. Paul A.M.E. Church. 1900. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/251152>

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