A Note from the Chair

Thank you for your interest in the Historic Michigan Street Baptist Church. In 2001 the Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition, a not for profit organization was created to protect and promote the Michigan Street Baptist Church building as a beacon of freedom and to tell its story from its founding in 1845 to today and to inspire and educate future generations. With the help of community stakeholders, we tell the unique stories of the African-American experience in Buffalo, NY to enrich and illuminate the larger African-American narrative. In particular the Board focuses on the Church’s roles in the underground railroad, the formation of the Civil Rights Movement and other chapters of American history related to the struggle for individual liberties. The Church remains operating as a church as part of the "Light of the World Missions" and as a historic landmark, a beacon for the community in the revitalization process envisioned as part of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor.