Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church

George Connor, a missionary elder of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church assigned to the Temple area, organized this congregation in 1883. A frame sanctuary was built at this site two years later, with Dock Lacy and Green McGrew as church trustees. A growing membership during the early years of the 20th century required a larger house of worship, and the present brick sancturary was completed in 1927. An important institution in Temple's black community, Wayman Chapel A.M.E. church has long been a source of leadership and service. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1985

Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historical marker in Temple, Bell County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0912, -97.3380 near Temple. The nearest cataloged historic site is Corinth Missionary Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Eighth Street Baptist Church, Grace United Methodist Church, and Former Site of Y.M.C.A..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027005728. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.