February 24, 2022
The National Park Service has honored a historically African American church in Idaho by adding it to its National Register of Historic Places.
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church of Pocatello, which traces its origins to 1921 when blacks needed a worship space, received the national distinction earlier this month.
Pastor William Beard of Bethel Missionary Baptist told The Christian Post that his congregation had been working toward the designation since last year, noting that this honor gives them “confidence and a feeling of permanency.”
Source: African American church receives honor of being listed on National Register of Historic Places