Indiana Landmarks awarded more than $6 million to help organizations around Indy save meaningful places, many of which were historic Black heritage sites and places of worship.
The grants drew from a variety of funds and supported efforts of architectural assessment, repairs, programs, workshops, videos and digital walking tours.
“Indiana Landmarks offers grants to help spark community revitalization and bolster preservation projects around the state,” says Marsh Davis, president of Indiana Landmarks. “We’re extremely grateful that with the support of many generous donors we’re able to offer this critical funding to local groups and others engaged in preserving the state’s meaningful places.”
Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Program made 29 grants totaling $211,382 to help preserve and raise awareness of sites important to Black history in Indiana. The following sites received funds:
- Abundant Life Ministries Community Church
- Arda, Chicago
- Ball State Center for Historic Preservation
- Beulah AME Church
- Central Indiana Community Foundation/Colored Knights of Pythias
- Evansville African American Museum/Baptisttown
- Evansville African American Museum
- Fox Lake Preservation Foundation
- Friends of Lanier Mansion
- Good Samaritan Baptist Church
- Indiana University Trustees
- Kieser Consulting
- Kurt West Garner
- League of Women Voters
- Madam Walker Legacy Center
- Madison Christian Health and Developmental Services
- Philips Temple CME Church
- Purdue University
- Sandhill Cemetery
- Scott United Methodist Church
- Shaffer Chapel AME Church
- Smithfield Baptist Church
- Springdale Cemetery Association
- Spruce Street AME Church
- St. John Missionary Baptist Church
- Union Literary Institute Preservation Society, Inc.
- University United Methodist Church
- Wayman AME Church
The Sacred Places Indiana program provided over $5 million to 39 congregations, several of which are historically Black places of worship. The following churches received funds:
- Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Broadway United Methodist Church
- Central Christian Church
- First Christian Church, Bloomington
- First Christian Church, Lafayette
- First Christian Church, Martinsville
- First Christian Church, New Castle
- First Presbyterian Church
- First United Church
- First United Methodist Church
- Friedens United Church of Christ
- Gobin United Methodist Church
- Hopewell Presbyterian Church
- Irvington Presbyterian Church
- Meridian Street United Methodist Church
- Mount Zion Baptist Church
- New Circle Church
- North United Methodist Church
- Park Place Church of God
- Plainfield Friends/Western Yearly Meeting House
- Roberts Park United Methodist Church
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Parish
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Church
- Saint Benedict Cathedral
- Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church
- Saint Joseph Catholic Parish
- Saint Mark’s United Church of Christ
- Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church
- Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
- Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church
- Saint Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Saint Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Catholic Church
- Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church
- Saints Constantine and Elena Romanian Orthodox Church
- Sisters of Providence
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Trinity United Methodist Church
- West Street Christian Church
- Zion United Church of Christ
Additional funds were awarded through the Marion County Historic Preservation Fund, the Indiana Modern Grants, Indiana Automotive Grants, Historic Preservation Education Grants and the Efroymson Family Endangered Places Grants.
To learn more about Indiana Landmarks and their work, visit indianalandmarks.org.
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Hanna Rauworth is the Health & Environmental Reporter for the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper, where she covers topics at the intersection of public health, environmental issues, and community impact. With a commitment to storytelling that informs and empowers, she strives to highlight the challenges and solutions shaping the well-being of Indianapolis residents.
