Union Baptist Church, Cincinnati
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The Union Baptist Church is Cincinnati's oldest black church. The church was founded on July 14, 1821. They had their first meeting in a building on Third Street, between Elm and Plum Streets, downtown. The members built a church on Central Avenue and called Rev. David Leroy Nickens
of Chillicothe, Ohio
as its first pastor.http://books.google.com/books?id=ZC8xDzjUM-cC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=%22David+Nickens%22%E2%80%8E,+Cincinnati+&source=web&ots=O0-UQXZ-zK&sig=Ddt7MCUlX5hBX_fIW_9v_XH0l8A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
In 1864, Church members founded the Union Baptist Cemetery, in the Price Hill
neighborhood. It is the oldest Baptist African-American cemetery in Cincinnati.
In the 1960s, urban renewal forced the church to move from its longtime home at Richmond and Mound Streets. The Church moved to Seventh & Central Avenues in 1971, under the leadership of Rev. Wilber Page, longtime pastor. The church continues its work in the Cincinnati community.
David Leroy Nickens
Rev. David Leroy Nickens was a freed slave who was born in Virginia. Nickens was the first African American licensed minister in Ohio in July, 1824...
of Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
as its first pastor.http://books.google.com/books?id=ZC8xDzjUM-cC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=%22David+Nickens%22%E2%80%8E,+Cincinnati+&source=web&ots=O0-UQXZ-zK&sig=Ddt7MCUlX5hBX_fIW_9v_XH0l8A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
In 1864, Church members founded the Union Baptist Cemetery, in the Price Hill
Price Hill, Cincinnati
Price Hill is a neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, located north of Sedamsville and Riverside, south of Westwood and South Fairmount, and west of Queensgate. It is one of the oldest outlying settlements of Cincinnati, and includes parts of the zip codes 45205, 45238, and 45204.-Geography:Price Hill...
neighborhood. It is the oldest Baptist African-American cemetery in Cincinnati.
In the 1960s, urban renewal forced the church to move from its longtime home at Richmond and Mound Streets. The Church moved to Seventh & Central Avenues in 1971, under the leadership of Rev. Wilber Page, longtime pastor. The church continues its work in the Cincinnati community.