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January 1903

Balm of Gilead Founded

In January 1903, Mary Lena Lewis Tate founded the Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth in Steelton, Pennsylvania. She was one of the first African American women to establish a nationally organized religious denomination.

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People: Mary Lena Lewis Tate
Sources
1. Mary Lena Lewis Tate - Encyclopedia of Arkansas2. The Legacy of Mary Lena Lewis Tate - Smithsonian Institution3. Balm of Gilead Church - National Park Service

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