People’s Methodist Episcopal Church
El Paso County
The 1904 church served its African-American congregation until 1965, when the congregation relocated. Embodying distinctive Queen Anne and Gothic Revival style elements, it is one of Colorado Springs’ oldest wood-framed and clad churches.
People’s Methodist Episcopal Church
It served as the local headquarters for the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Marcus Garvey established the UNIA in 1914; it became one of the largest black empowerment movements in the world. Garvey visited the church in 1922 and with his second wife, Amy Jacques Garvey, in 1924. Amy’s important role within the organization was undeniable. In 1924 she delivered the sole address to the Colorado Springs division at the church.