British Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel

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

Hours:  Sat. Oct. 18: 10:00am – 5pm    Sun. Oct. 19: 1pm – 5pm

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.