British Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel

Year Built: 1855
Address: 92 Geneva Street, St. Catharines, ON         
Phone: 905-682-0993

Hours:  Sat. Oct. 17: 10:00am – 4:00pm   
             Sun. Oct. 18: 1pm – 4:00pm

This British Methodist Episcopal Church was constructed between 1851 – 1855 by African American freedom seekers to replace a small log African Methodist Episcopal Church.  It is a small white wooden frame building with stucco over the original clapboard and is an exact replica of Southern Baptist Churches, unique in Ontario.  Harriet Tubman, the “Black Moses” of the Underground Railroad, was a member of the church and resided behind it on North Street.