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The congregation was established decades before the Civil War and held services in various places including at a graveyard for enslave
African Americans. The congregation was led by William Harris, who was a slave. The site is now part of Huntsville Hospital's parking lot.
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A church was eventually built. It was burned down reportedly after
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reportedly aided in building a new church for Harris' congregation. In 1872, the new church was constructed at Oak Avenue, later renamed
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