Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)

Asbury United Methodist Church is a historic church in Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Asbury United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Eleventh and K Sts. NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′8″N 77°1′39″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Architect	Harding, Clarence Lowell
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, English Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	86003029[1]
Added to NRHP	November 01, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History

Asbury United Methodist Church is notable due to its historical association with African-American Methodism in Washington, D.C. and is the oldest black Methodist church in the city. The church was founded in 1836, and a new building on the same site was completed in 1870.[2] The current building was designed by Clarence Lowell Handing and built in 1915–1916. It is English Gothic Revival architecture.[3]

In December 2020 the congregation's Black Lives Matter banner was burned during an event for President Donald Trump, an action the congregation's senior pastor described as "reminiscent of cross burnings".[4] In January 2021 Enrique Tarrio, chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested in relation to the incident.[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "archives.nypl.org – Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved Dec 13, 2020.
3. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86003029_text
4. "Black Lives Matter signs burned at historic D.C. churches; authorities investigating as possible hate crimes". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
5. Stelloh, Tim (January 4, 2021). "Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of destroying D.C. church's Black Lives Matter sign". NBC News.