SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – The Benton Avenue African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church has stood in Springfield, Missouri, for more than a century, but its congregation has molded the community well before the first brick was laid.
The church which has now closed sits at the corner of Benton and Central. The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is getting a second life with a renovation by Drury University.
A Community Foundation…