WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It was a celebration full of acknowledgment as the Tabernacle Mission Baptist Church began its three-year restoration campaign to preserve its unique architecture and keep with routine building maintenance.
It's a century-old building located on the corner of 8th Street and Division Avenue in West Palm Beach and is full of history.
It was Palm Beach County's first school for Black children, opening in 1894.
However, the church, which is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, needs the community's help to keep the history alive for generations to come.
"Whether it's the roof, the bricks, the interior or all of the walls of the 100-year-old building ... we're hoping that we can turn this over and begin to let the new generation know that we are ready for them to take over for another 100 years," First Lady Mami Hampton Kisner.
