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Wayman Chapel AME Church

107 Cooper St., Union Springs, AL 36089

Bullock County

This African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1882. The denomination, however, traces its roots to Philadelphia in 1789. Because the AME Church was outspoken in its opposition to slavery and its belief that all individuals and peoples are equal in God’s sight, the denomination was largely confined to the Northeast and Midwest before the Civil War. There were, however, antebellum AME churches in slave states: Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, and even South Carolina. The denomination entered defeated areas of the Confederacy with Union troops and thrived in the era after the Civil War. Wayman Chapel is a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture; its exterior and interior remain much as they were when constructed. The large bay increases the width of the sanctuary. Wayman Chapel, with its signature steeple, is included as one of the historical sights of Union Springs.

The church has added educational space to the rear and continues to provide an active ministry.