A Church Full of History

On December 2, 1877 James Harrison conveyed Lot 31 of Belltown to the Christian Colored Church of Franklin and the Colored Masonic Order of Franklin. In 1944 Masonic trustee H. D. Ewing deeded the Freemasons' interest to the church trustees Russell Otey and T. A. Williams for one dollar. It has transformed from a block building to the current modern day structure. These notable ministers served the church for ten plus years: John Davis, Samuel Otis and Curtis Cathey, Jr. Today the church maintains several active minis- tries serving nursing homes, prisons and disaster relief efforts. It also supports evangelism ministries in Tennessee, Georgia and Arizona.