Zion United Baptist Church
Truro, CanadaHERITAGE VALUE Spiritual and Religious Value Zion Baptist Church is the spiritual home to a community whose roots in Truro extend back to the late nineteenth century. The congregation’s shared historical experiences forged a strong sense of community among its members, and led them in 1896 to seek separation from the Baptist churches they had originally worshipped with in Truro. This church building is a symbol of that sense of community, the events that led to the establishment of the church, and the history of the congregation since. Historic Value Zion Baptist is valued for its association with the African-Canadian community that settled in Truro in the nineteenth century, largely as labourers, during the period of construction of the railways and later in railway operations. The community initially worshipped at First Baptist Church and its daughter congregation of Immanuel Baptist Church. In 1896 they sought separation and organized into a new congregation, Zion Baptist, worshipping in rented quarters until construction of this building was completed in 1898. The first pastor of Zion Baptist, Rev. Abraham Clements, took up his responsibilities as regular pastor in 1897. The church is also valued for its associations with other historical figures. Portia White (1910-1968), the first African-Canadian woman to win international acclaim, was born in Truro to a musical family and sang in the choir of this church where her father was pastor. Her career as a soloist and educator became a source of pride for all Canadians, and the tree sculpture in front of the church honours her memory and accomplishments. A long-time member of this congregation, Stanley (Chook) Maxwell (1935-2001), was one of the first black men to play professional hockey, serving on a number of Canadian and American hockey teams in the 1950s and 1960s. Maxwell was also locally prominent in baseball, and was elected into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. Source: Canada's Historic Places http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2450
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New Horizons Baptist Church
Halifax, CanadaTo glorify God through our worship and service by proclaiming the word, seeking the lost and sharing God's love. We are a culturally diverse church committed to community, ministering to the whole person, listening for God, and proclaiming Christ by combining our V.O.I.C.E.S. Source: Halifax Churches: New Horizons Baptist Church http://newhorizonsbaptist.ca/
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Africville
Africville, CanadaNS Archives: Africville online exhibit http://ow.ly/hg35O Africville was settled in about the 1840s by people from the Black Refugee communities of Hammonds Plains and Preston. William Brown Sr and William Arnold purchased the land in 1848; the first church congregation (later Seaview African United Baptist) was established in 1849; and an elementary school was opened in 1883. Although geographically a part of the City of Halifax, Africville was always a separate community, with a largely African-Nova Scotian population. Africville struggled for survival throughout its 125-year history. It was divided by railway tracks and encroached upon by factories, sewage disposal pits, slaughter houses, and other non-residential development. The elementary school was closed in 1953 and the children were relocated to racially-integrated schools elsewhere in Halifax. In the mid-1950s, Halifax moved its large open civic dump to within one-half mile of Africville. The City considered Africville to be a suitable site for eventual industrial development, and did not extend water, sewer, police, and other municipal services to the community. In October 1962, the City decided to eliminate Africville and relocate its residents elsewhere in Halifax. The relocation was part of a broader program of "urban renewal" in Halifax, as in other North American cities, in the 1960s. The process of relocating Africville residents began in 1964; the demolition of the community was largely completed by the end of 1967. In early January 1970 the City bulldozed the building of the last Africville resident, who reluctantly agreed to sell his property to avoid expropriation. The land on which Africville stood is now part of Seaview Memorial Park, named in memory of Seaview African United Baptist Church. Africville was designated a national historic site in 1996 and a plaque was placed at the site in 2002. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Victoria Road United Baptist Church
Dartmouth, CanadaDESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE Victoria Road United Baptist Church is a simple wood framed Gothic style chapel that was built in 1853. It is located across the street from the cemetery for Christ Church on Victoria Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. HERITAGE VALUE Victoria Road United Baptist Church is valued for its association with the religious history of many of the Black immigrants in Dartmouth. In the late 1700s and early 1800s many Black Loyalists settled in Nova Scotia following the American Revolution. Others, such as the Maroons who left Jamaica following the over-throw in 1796 of the Maroon government by the Jamaican government supported by British colonists, also settled in the Dartmouth area, encouraged by the provincial government. Following the end of the War of 1812 roughly 2,000 Black refugees from the United States settled in the Maritime Provinces, including in the Dartmouth area. It is the descendants of these groups who founded the congregation that came to found the Victoria Road United Baptist Church. Victoria Road United Baptist Church is also valued for its association with Christ Church. Originally Victoria Road United Baptist Church was built in 1853 as a Sunday school hall for nearby Christ Church, the predominant Anglican Church in Dartmouth at the time. In 1905 Christ Church donated the building to the local Black Baptist congregation. The congregation had established a meeting house and cemetery on what was called Coloured Meeting House Road, which is known today as Crichton Avenue. The entire Sunday School building was lifted from its foundations, placed on rollers and hauled by horses for several blocks to its present location on Victoria Road. Today the church is still a religious and community centre for many families in Dartmouth. Architecturally, Victoria Road United Baptist Church is valued for its Gothic Revival style. The chapel is a simple wood framed building with a gable roof and round headed windows. The church features a steeply pitched false façade to the left of the main entrance. This secondary entrance has a simple pediment style decoration above the doorway. The Gothic Revival style is reflected in the are the windows which include a lancet window with decorative hood moulding on the front elevation and thick fretwork in a wavy pattern along the eves. The building commands attention on the street. reflected in the are the windows which include a lancet window with decorative hood moulding on the front elevation and thick fretwork in a wavy pattern along the eves. The building commands attention on the street. Source: Canada's Historic Places http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3852
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Tracadie United Baptist Church
Monastery, CanadaInformal prayer and worship meetings were formed and the community residents took turns hosting services each week out of their homes. Eventually a sanctuary was constructed from an old farmhouse in the community of Upper Big Tracadie (UBT) and was named “Tracadie Church.” For reasons unknown, the structure was moved from UBT to Tracadie Road (Highway #16) in Monastery (Circa 1822). Within the year, unknown controversy from the locals forced another move of the structurally compromised building to the Antigonish/Guysborough border of Tracadie Road where the church stands to this present day. The Tracadie Church of God has been the fabric and foundation binding this region together for almost two and a half centuries. TUBC is a house of worship with traditional values that WELCOMES EVERYONE from EVERYWHERE, from EVERY walk of life. We offer prayer, not judgment! If you’re seeking a church family, prayer, support, guidance and fellowship, we invite you to come visit us. Perhaps you have given up on church. Maybe you have attended church before, but you were not able to find your place, understand the message clearly, or connect with the people in that church. We desire to be a church where the un-churched, the formerly churched, and those wanting to know more about God can find hope, restoration, connect with new friends, discover God's plan for their life, and grow spiritually. At TUBC, we seek to develop full-time followers of Christ by implementing three simple principles: Faith, Hope and LOVE. ~Authored by S. Crawford Source: Tracadie United Baptist Church www.online.church123.com/tracadieunitedbaptistchurch/welcome.htm ------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE Tracadie United Baptist Church is a Gothic Revival style church located at 274 Highway #16 Monastery, Nova Scotia. The church was built on the current border between Antigonish County and Guysborough County and serves both counties. The building and surrounding property are included in the municipal designation. HERITAGE VALUE Tracadie United Baptist Church is valued for its association as the second oldest African Nova Scotian congregation in Nova Scotia. In 1787, Black Loyalists first settled in the Tracadie district. They had escaped slavery and war in the Southern colonies to settle in Nova Scotia where they continued to face many difficulties. They were restricted from worshiping at the area’s existing churches and had to travel great distances to be baptized and have their spiritual needs met. As a result, these Black Loyalists began holding their own services where space was available, most often in private homes. After some years a decision was made to build their own church. Construction of this church was begun in Tracadie in 1821. Tracadie United Baptist Church is valued for its association with preacher, David Nutter who arrived in the Tracadie district about 1821. His dynamic personality and the conviction of his message was so compelling that many of the community became followers of the Baptist faith. With the congregation established, a church was built under the name Tracadie United Baptist Church. Tracadie United Baptist Church is a valued symbol of African Nova Scotian pride, accomplishment, freedom and unity. Despite hardship, and segregation, the congregation organized and maintained a church themselves. Today, the Tracadie United Baptist Church continues to hold regular services and act as an instrument of spiritual renewal and beacon of community spirit. Tracadie United Baptist Church is valued as an example of Gothic Revival style churches in late nineteenth-century Nova Scotia. The church’s simple construction is evident in its one-and-a-half storey design, gable roof and symmetrical three-bay façade. Tracadie United Baptist Church also features Gothic elements such as Gothic windows with pointed arches. Source: Canada's Historic Places http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=15181
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Beechville Baptist Church
Beechville, CanadaWe’ve seen the transformation hundreds of times - people who came to us full of doubt and uncertainty become secure in the knowledge of their rightful place in God’s great kingdom. The change may start slowly - in a Bible Study class or choir participation, perhaps - but once it begins, it picks up speed. The good works, shared experiences, time spent in prayer - all bring us closer to our highest calling. Source: Beechville Baptist Church http://www.beechvillebaptistchurch.ca/
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Saint Philip's African Orthodox Church
Whitney Pier, CanadaDESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE St. Philip's African Orthodox Church is located on Hankard Street in the area of Sydney, Cape Breton known as Whitney Pier. This wooden church with Gothic style elements was built between 1900 and 1915. The building and property are located in the provincial designation. HERITAGE VALUE St. Philip's African Orthodox Church is valued for its role in preserving Nova Scotia's West Indian heritage and for its association with the industrialization of Nova Scotia. Over the years, St. Philip's has become one of the most important institutions in the Black community of Sydney; a community which originated mainly in the West Indies (Barbados) and whose members emigrated to Sydney during Cape Breton's industrial boom of the early 20th century. The African Orthodox Church was originated by George Alexander McGuire in the United States in the early 1920s. Born in Antigua, McGuire traveled to the United States in 1892 and became a minster with the Episcopal Church of America. In 1913 he returned to Antigua to serve in his boyhood parish. Aware of the rising black consciousness following World War I, McGuire returned to the United States with the intention of starting an Independant Black Church. This action coincided with the advent of the radical Marcus Garvey Black Movement in the United States. Garvey, born in Jamaica, led what was to be the largest and most successful mass movement of Black people in the history of the United States. In the early 1920s, Garvey initiated the Universal Negro Improvement Association which was designed to work towards political, economic and religious independance of Blacks in America, the West Indies and Africa. Garvey was know to have crusaded in Sydney in the early 1920s and that several branches of the UNIA were active in industrial Cape Breton, several of which continue to the present time. In the formative years of the UNIA, Reverend McGuire was invited by Marcus Garvey to be chaplain of the organization. This acceptance by McGuire laid the groundwork for the African Orthodox Church. Source: Canada's Historic Places http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=6292
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Glace Bay Universal Negro Improvement Association
Glace Bay, CanadaDESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE The Glace Bay Universal Negro Improvement Association Hall is located on Jessome Street in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. The hall is long and narrow with a front door and a ramp leading to a back side door. Both the building and the land are included in the municipal designation. HERITAGE VALUE The Glace Bay Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) Hall is valued for its associations with the history of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and the Black community of Glace Bay; and as the current home to the UNIA Cultural Museum. The hall was built in 1918 in response to the movement started in 1914 by publisher and activist Marcus Garvey. Garvey, originally from Jamaica, became an internationally known promoter of social, political, and economic freedom for Blacks. In 1914 Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Jamaica. Soon associations were established throughout the United States and Canada. His philosophy is known of have influenced Civil Rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. There were once 1100 branches world wide, however approximately only 20 remain today. The hall in Glace Bay is the only one of the original halls remaining in Canada. Historically, the building served the needs of the UNIA and as a community centre for the Black residents of the Glace Bay area. Early in its existence the hall served as a hotel for workers who came from the West Indies to work at a near-by coal mine. Unable to afford a home of their own, as miners had to repay the costs of their travel to the mine company, the hall was a home for months and sometimes years to many Black miners. The building also served the spiritual needs for the Black community of Glace Bay as it held wakes and weddings. Since the 1920s, the hall as been the host to a series of annual events celebrating the accomplishments of Marcus Garvey. In recent years the building fell into disrepair; however it was saved from demolition. After extensive renovations, the Glace Bay UNIA operates the hall as a cultural museum dedicated to African Canadians in Cape Breton. The hall also continues to serve as a gathering place and community centre where regular classes and events are held. The building no longer retains many of its original architectural elements; however it nonetheless continues to play an important role in the community. Source: Cape Breton Regional Municipality; Municipal Heritage Files; Glace Bay UNIA Hall Source: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=9179
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Halifax Citadel National Historic Destination
Halifax, CanadaCitadel Hill is one of the most visited historic sites in Canada. One of the entrances to the fortress is a gate called Maroon gate. The third version of the fortress was built by Maroons from Jamaica, some of whom went to Sierra Leone; others remained in Halifax. Source: https://blackhalifax.com/portfolio/the-maroons/
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African Bethel Cemetery
Greenville, CanadaDESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE The African Bethel Cemetery was the first burial ground established in the rural, predominantly Black community of Greenville, Nova Scotia. It is located on the south side of the Greenville Road about four tenths of a kilometre west of the Annis River bridge. Municipal heritage designation applies to the entire lot and the remaining markers.
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Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada
Annapolis Royal, CanadaImmerse yourself in the history of the region inside the Officers’ Quarters Museum. Use innovative technology to delve deeper into the social, cultural, and military stories of all peoples connected to this place, including Mi’kmaq, Scottish, French, British, Acadian, and African Nova Scotian.
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Greenville Church Cemetery
Dartmouth, CanadaDESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE The Greenville Church Cemetery was established in 1853 when the church it surrounds was built, though there are no remaining grave markers to visibly identify it as a burial ground. It is located on Greenville Road in the rural community of Greenville, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Municipal heritage designation applies to the entire lot surrounding the church. HERITAGE VALUE The Greenville Church Cemetery is valued as the burial ground associated with the Greenville African Baptist Church, a municipally and provincially registered heritage property, and as the burial site of more than seventy-five of the community’s residents. The village of Greenville was originally part of a larger community called Salmon River, and was where the majority of early Black residents in Yarmouth County first settled around 1830. There is little to immediately identify this site as a cemetery, as there are no grave markers remaining as visible evidence of its existence. Any markers there may have been were probably made of wood, and have long since disappeared. This burial ground was established in 1853, when the church it surrounds was built, however there are no written records indicating how many people were buried here between 1853 and 1891 when a local undertaking firm started keeping records. Only seventy-five names are known for burials between 1891 and 1960, and it is surmised that at least twice that many residents of the community were laid to rest here. Of the seventy-five whose names are known, thirty-six were children under the age of ten years, a testimony to the high mortality rate of children in the 1800s and early 1900s. The majority of the present day residents of the community of Greenville are descendants of the people buried here. The Greenville Church Cemetery covers approximately eight-thousand square metres of land and surrounds the Greenville African Baptist Church on the west, north and east sides. It is a grass covered area with only a small sign to the west of the church and its heritage property plaque on the east side of the church building identifying it as a cemetery. Source: Registered Heritage Property files: Greenville Church Cemetery; located at the Heritage Office, 400 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS B5A 1G2 Source: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=9290
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