Ronald O'Neal / Thursday, June 22, 2017 / Categories: AME Scouts, Boy Scouts Mt. Olive AME Church, Clearwater, FL 33755 About Us For over 100 years, Mt. Olive AME Church, Clearwater, has been a physical and spiritual icon to the community. In 1894, Mt. Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church began in a refurbished wooden house near 304 Railroad Avenue (now 600 Jones Street). Known only as the ” A.M.E. Church ,” originally it was recognized as Hope Henry A.M.E. Church and served as one of only two black churches in the city of Clearwater . The wooden house in which the church started was renovated to facilitate the installation of benches to serve as pews. The vacant lot north of the church was occupied by the original church. In 1896, the first formal sanctuary was erected under the leadership of Rev. J.S. Braswell and rebuilt during the tenure of Rev. William McClary in 1906. A stone building whose foundation serves as the base for today’s Mt. Olive Church, was built on our present site between 1913 – 1914, with the Rev. J.W. Dukes, D.D., Pastor; Rev. G.W. Hawkins, D.D., Presiding Elder; and the Rt. Rev John Hurst, D.D., Presiding Bishop. Following a severe storm which blew down the walls of the church in 1926, the present edifice was erected and the name was changed to Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church. http://www.mtoliveameclearwater.org/ Boy Scout Troop 0600 Pack 0600 Scoutmaster: Donna Mack [email protected] CubMaster: Nova Wagner [email protected] Chartered Organization Representative: Jackie Packer [email protected] Venturing Crew Advisor: Previous Article Bethel AME Church, Deland, FL 32720 Next Article Wyoming United Methodist Church, Dover, DE 19904 Print 2880 Rate this article: No rating DistrictELEVENTH DISTRICTAMEC District OfficeScout Group TypeCub Scout PackBoy Scout TroopZip33755 Please login or register to post comments.