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Still on the Journey...

A History of Clark Memorial United Methodist Church

A Heritage of Faith

Clark Memorial United Methodist Church is proud of its deep roots in Nashville. As one of the city's oldest African American churches, Clark Memorial has continued serving the community through discipleship, ministry, education, and service since its founding in the nineteenth century.

This website provides a closer look at the rich legacy of Clark Memorial UMC both as a strong foundation of the past and an enduring inspiration for future generations.

Click on the links below to learn more about the church's founding, our archives, and the church's connections to education, medicine, civil rights, and more in Nashville.

"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement  of the Scriptures we might have hope."

Romans 15:4

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