Frankfort, KY, United States
Early Congregation. The A.M.E. Church was established in Frankfort, 1839, by Negroes before days of emancipation. First structure built on Lewis Street. Building and ground given by Mrs. Triplett, a white lady, to her servants, Benjamin Dunmore and Benjamin Hunley. In 1881, Rev. D. S. Bentley gave t
he name "St. John" to the A.M.E. Church. Present church built in 1893.
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