Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church future discussed at commission meeting
On Tuesday, Charles Linthicu m and Marie Redd, with the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, stopped by the Lawrence County Commissioners meeting to give an update on the renovations at the church.
M acedonia Missionary Baptist was established in 1849, is Ohio’s first Black church and the only surviving antebellum Black ch urch in the state. The building, which was vacant and in need of repairs, was liste d as one of Ohio’s Most Endangered Historic Sites in 2020…