Second Baptist Church Formed in 1872, Second Baptist initially didn't have a dedicated place of worship. Instead, members gathered in private homes for close to two decades until a building was ...

BLOOMINGTON ( 25News Now) - After Reconcile Church’s roof collapsed, destroying the building, members continue to gather, ...

"It's called the First Baptist (Colored) Church of West Baden Springs, Indiana. This is the last structure and the only structure left of the black community from that era, from Jim Crow," explained ...

A local story illustrates the ways in which the Bloomington churches cooperated in the anti-slavery movement. By the 1830s, Bloomington had become an important stop on the Underground Railroad.