St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church now has a new historical marker, thanks to church historian Paula DuBois, who worked with Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Historical Bureau and Decay Devils to bring it about.

Bringing it all together took almost five years, she said. “It didn’t take me this long to do the national historic register.”

The church has historical significance for a variety of reasons, beginning with its founding. “We were set up because of segregation,” DuBois said.

“It’s very much a compelling American story. It really is,” she said.

St. Augustine’s was established in 1927 by a group of Black professionals in need of a place to worship in a segregated city. The white Episcopal church didn’t welcome them during normal worship times.

“We’re the only historically black parish in

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