​Shorter Chapel
​A.M.E. Church

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Marker Text: ​Organized in 1875, this was one of the first black churches in Giddings. The congregation was named for the Rev. James A. Shorter (1817-1887), ninth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Anthony Anderson (1843-1922), one of the founders of Shorter Chapel, provided lumber for the first church building. That structure was destroyed by a storm in 1915. Members now worship in the third building erected at this site. (1985)

Marker No: 8178

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.187830,-96.942177

Location: 613 W. Houston Street, Giddings