Rising from the ashes: Clayborn Temple resurrection gets $1.5M grant
The announcement was the kickoff of rebuilding efforts for the historic church.
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May 2025
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Historic Clayborn Temple director’s home caught fire weeks before church blaze
Before the April 28 fire at the Downtown church, there were fires at the Memphis home of the nonprofit’s leader and another in East Tennessee at a property owned by her family.
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Clayborn Temple fire was arson, MFD says
The fire that destroyed the Clayborn Temple last month was set intentionally, the Memphis Fire Department said in an X post Wednesday afternoon.
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National Response Team investigating Clayborn fire
The Memphis Fire Department said it and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been conducting “extensive off-site work, including detailed witness interviews and thorough video analysis.”
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Calkins: On Clayborn Temple’s final day, shaken Memphians came to pay their respects
The city can feel like it’s in crisis. The country can feel like it’s in crisis. And Monday, we all woke up to the news that Clayborn Temple had burned down.
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Conaway: Struggle and sacrifice, set in stone, set afire, set to rise again
“We cannot escape our responsibility to our place in history any more than a fire can burn down what happened at Clayborn Temple.”
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Clayborn Temple’s back wall collapses
The collapse complicates efforts to preserve some part of the historic church that went up in flames April 28.
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April 2025
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Clayborn Temple nonprofit leader said some of landmark may survive
Anasa Troutman, the leader of the nonprofit directing the restoration of Clayborn Temple, said the building may be considered a “complete loss” by the Memphis Fire Department, but she said she isn’t using the term.
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Clayborn fire investigation to be ‘thorough and detailed’
Firefighters will investigate the cause of the blaze but will also need to determine if any additional parts of the structure need to come down.
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Calkins: On Clayborn Temple’s final day, shaken Memphians came to pay their respects
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Landmark Clayborn Temple total loss after pre-dawn fire
“If history teaches us anything, it’s this: Clayborn Temple will rise again, because its foundation was never merely physical. It was spiritual. It was communal. And that foundation cannot be burned,” said NCRM President Russ Wigginton.
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April 2024
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Memphis sanitation-strike scenes seen through stained glass
Lonnie Robinson, one of the artists who worked on new stained-glass images for Historic Clayborn Temple, talks on the “On The Record” podcast about bringing images of the 1968 sanitation-workers strike to the landmark’s windows.
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September 2023
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Memphis 1968 glows in stained glass at Clayborn Temple
An ongoing renovation of the historic church was paused Thursday, Sept. 28, for a look at new stained-glass images of the city’s turmoil in the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike.
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August 2022
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Panel highlights Memphis’ impact on national civil rights movement
Community leaders and officials highlighted the legacy of Stax, the record label and museum, with a musical performance and panel in celebration of its addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
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March 2021
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Clayborn Temple seeks community members for restorative economics council
A new council will help residents build better economic outcomes and restore neglected communities.
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February 2021
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Clayborn Temple stained glass could capture historic events
The Center City Development Corp. will consider a $50,000 grant to help create new stained-glass windows for Historic Clayborn Temple.
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April 2019
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Memphis musician Omar Higgins’ funeral set for Clayborn Temple
Omar Higgins, leader of reggae band Chinese Connection Dub Embassy and hardcore punk band Negro Terror, died April 18 at the age of 37.
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January 2019
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$1.5M building permit filed for Clayborn Temple exterior work
Clayborn Temple is preparing for work to begin on the historic site's exterior.
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King Day observances feature different interpretations of civil rights leader’s Memphis legacy
The federal holiday honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. included a new grant program for neighborhoods, calls for reparations, questions about who interprets King's legacy and City Hall honors for 10 women activists.
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October 2018
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Clayborn Reborn envisions the future of historic Downtown Temple
In a sanctuary once desolate, hope floats. More than 200 visitors from across the city attended an open house at Clayborn Temple, where they listened and learned what could be next for the historic Downtown landmark.
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