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Mt. Cavalry Baptist Church
Mount Calvary Baptist Church was created in 1957 by Reverend William Samuel. The parishioners would meet at his home until a building was constructed at 1375 Boston Road in the Bronx. The church moved to 181 Warren Street in Englewood in 1962. Another building which was the… -
Community Baptist Church
The Community Baptist Church was founded in 1932. The parishioners are majority African American. Under Reverand Joseph M. Wilson two plots of land were purchased to build a new church in the 1940s. In 1949, a cornerstone for the new church was laid. From the 1970s to the 1990s,… -
Galilee United Methodist Church
Galilee United Methodist Church stands as one of Englewood’s most enduring African American religious institutions, rooted in migration, education, and community building during the early twentieth century. Its origins date to 1906, when the congregation began as a small mission… -
Dwight Morrow High School
Dwight Morrow High School is a public high school in Englewood. The school opened in 1932 and graduated its first class in 1934. Named after banker, ambassador, and senator, Dwight Morrow, the high school brought students together from all of the city’s four wards and became one…Tags Education -
St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church
The St. Cecilia Congregation began when the parish of Fort Lee was divided in 1863. Reverand Patrick Corrigan was the community's first spiritual leader. In 1866, the Catholic Church completed the construction at St.Cecilia’s Church after Reverand Dr. Henry Brann initiated the…Tags Religion