Locust United Methodist Church

Locust Chapel
Map
Interactive map of the Locust Chapel area
General information
LocationColumbia, Maryland
Coordinates39°11′02″N 76°52′37″W / 39.183754°N 76.877052°W / 39.183754; -76.877052
Completed1843-1871
Height
RoofShingle

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

References

  1. ^ Cornelison, Alice; Craft, Silas E. Sr.; Price, Lillie (1986). History of Blacks in Howard County, Maryland. Columbia, MD: Howard County NAACP. p. 40. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  2. ^ Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland Authority. 1922. p. 49.