Memphis Moment: Gray's Creek Missionary Baptist Church

By Steve Pike

Memphis Moment: Gray's Creek Missionary Baptist Church, by Steve Pike

Eads, TN – Gray's Creek Missionary Baptist Church is one of the region's oldest black congregations. Founded in 1843, the church congregation was originally made up mainly of slaves who met twice a month in a small white frame building in the Eads area. Gray's Creek Missionary Baptist Church stands today at Airline and Stage roads in Memphis.

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