Green Bay A.M.E. Church

This congregation traces its history to 1866, when a group of black workers at the Long Lake Cotton Plantation gathered together informally to organize a church. The following year the owners of the plantation designated a plot of land on which the workers built a sanctuary, known as Green Bay Church. In 1868 the congregation was formally recognized by the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) denomination and was renamed Green Bay A.M.E. Church. It was the first church in the Long Lake area. In 1870 members of the church organized a day school for their children which became known as Green Bay School. When the church was moved to this site in 1887, school classes were held in the church building until a new school facility was erected in 1899. The church continued to grow in its new location. Missionary activities included the establishment of two new congregations in the Tucker vicinity: New Salem Church and Bailey Chapel. Construction of a new sanctuary at this site began in 1956 and was completed in 1959. Still an active congregation, Green Bay A.M.E. Church continues to serve the community with worship and outreach. (1989)

Green Bay A.M.E. Church is a historical marker in Tucker, Anderson County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6735, -95.7478 near Tucker. The nearest cataloged historic site is Green Bay High School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fields, Henry, Magnolia Cemetery, and Old Magnolia, Site of.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5001008760. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.