Save Old Mount Carmel

01/18/2025

The removal of the pews takes very careful and strategic work.

10/26/2024

Our goal is to create an inclusive environment where everyone's voice is heard, cultivating a sense of belonging and empowering individuals to drive positive change through collaborative exchange.

10/26/2024

With the creative work of the University of Florida Interior Design students and faculty. We have our interior design concept of our museum space. Check it out 🔥🔥🔥 👇🏼

10/25/2024

The time has finally come and we have strategically planned this moment to share this exciting news with you. Our “ Save Old Mount Carmel” historic building project is happening now. With your generous contribution we look forward to preserving and restoring this heritage site.

https://gofund.me/46230a48

02/20/2023

We were truly moved with hope on yesterday’s pop-up gallery reflecting Alachua County,Fl civil rights movement and sharing space with such amazing people while viewing the documentary of Sarah’s Place. Again we are in awe from the amazing support from National Trust for Historic Preservation, PreservingBlack Churches a program of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

https://savingplaces.org/black-churches

02/03/2023

Historic Black churches hold an enduring legacy of community, spirituality, and freedom that spans generations. To honor and protect this legacy, the National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has given grants to 35 historic Black churches across the United States. With a total....

01/18/2023

https://savingplaces.org/stories/preserving-black-churches-grant-recipients-2023

Historic Black churches hold an enduring legacy of community, spirituality, and freedom that spans generations. To honor and protect this legacy, the National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has given grants to 35 historic Black churches across the United States. With a total....

01/16/2023

01/16/2023

01/16/2023

Save Old Mount Carmel
We are excited to announce that Old Mount Carmel Baptist Church has been listed on the Florida Trust's 11 to Save! This listing will bring promotion, networking and advocacy support to this important Civil Rights resource.

The UF Historic Preservation Program and the University of Florida School of Architecture have been partnering with Pastor Gerard Duncan since 2019 to support the building's rehabilitation for use as a social justice and neighborhood community center. We have recently completed a grant to provide HABS Drawings, existing building assessments, oral histories, and a community workshop. We look forward to moving the project forward with the help of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.!

https://www.floridatrust.org/_files/ugd/5fbefe_2e46751390ba4d52ab93630067075f00.pdf

01/16/2023

08/02/2022

https://dcp.ufl.edu/news/historic-preservation-program-project-named-to-floridas-11-to-save-list/

The list features the most threatened historic places in the state.