Historic Black church looks to next chapter with large renovation project
Collins Chapel Church on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. The church recently received $548,000 in grants from the African American Civil Rights grant program of the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Collins Chapel dates back to 1841, when it was founded by enslaved people. Since then, its congregants have included Ida B. Wells, W.C. Handy and founders of the local NAACP chapter.
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