Locust United Methodist Church Explained

Building Name:	Locust Chapel
Location:	Columbia, Maryland
Coordinates:	39.1838°N 76.8771°W
Completion Date:	1843-1871
Roof:	Shingle

The Locust United Methodist Church is a historic African-American church in Columbia, Maryland. (Once Simpsonville, Atholton and Freetown)

The building was constructed in a predominantly African-American community known as Freetown.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church (Annapolis Junction, Maryland)
• Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 7

External links

• Locust Church History

Notes and References

1. Book: The History of Blacks in Howard County Maryland. Silas E. Craft Sr.. 40.
2. Book: Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland Authority. 1922. 49.