Reverse Order – Black Experience – Church History
Presbytery of Baltimore History

1619
First enslaved Africans arrive in America
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1632
Colony of Maryland Founded
1640
Congregation organizes first Presbyterian Church in the USA
Southampton Long Island, New York
1661
Bible translated into Algonquin
Native American “evangelization” leads to “praying towns” at Natick, MA
1680
White appears in colonial laws
1715
1723
First presbytery established
by Fancis Makemie (who owned slaves) in Philadelphia
1729
Town of Baltimore Founded
1738
1759
Great Awakening
Missionary movement begins. People consider evangelization of enslaved people.
1760
1761
First & Franklin Street Presbyterian Church Organized
Baltimore, Maryland
1769
1776
America Declares Independence
1780
1786
Shay’s Rebellion
Massachusetts, USA
1788
First overture calling for abolition passed
1800
Baltimore becomes city with largest free black population
In the United States
1802
1807
First African American Minister
John Gloucester is ordained.
1810
1817
1819
First African Presbyterian Church Est.
Philadelphia, PA
1821
GA calls for gradual emancipation
1828
Taneytown Presbyterian Church Organized
Taneytown, MD