Wesley Chapel
The Wesley Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal building was constructed in 1916 in the heart of Corsicana’s historically Black East Side Community. Wesley Chapel operated as a C.M.E. church until 1994, with its membership height occurring in the 1950s and 60s. The building later served as Temple #330 of Church of the Living God Christian Workers Fellowship. In 2023, Meetinghouse Revival, a nonprofit organization founded to preserve Black history by restoring and repurposing Black churches, took ownership with plans to rehabilitate the building as a community arts venue.
This project has been awarded a $75,000 grant through Preservation Texas’s Rural African-American Heritage Grants Program. This funding will enable the removal and cataloging of dozens of stained glass windows, repairing and replacing compromised structural roof elements, as well as foundation and wood siding repair, and repainting the building.
“Meetinghouse Revival believes we can preserve Black history by restoring our Black churches. These institutions, some of which have been meeting since just after the Civil War, are archives of memory, resilience, and resistance. Wesley Chapel is part of the legacy of Corsicana… With your help, it will remain a part of our future.”
- Dr. Alysia Nicole Harris, Executive Director of Meeting House Revival
Northern facade of the 1916 Wesley Chapel.
Northeast corner of Wesley Chapel.
Original painted stained glass window at Wesley Chapel.
Architectural plans for the rehabilitation of Wesley Chapel
LOCATION: 917 G.W. Jackson Avenue, Corsicana (Navarro County)
OWNER: Meetinghouse Revival
GRANT AWARD: $75,000
DESIGNATION: NRHP Eligible
