Day 16: Remembering Local History during Black History Month This historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, established in 1918, is one of the most influential African American churches in the city. Initially founded in 1881 as Winston Tabernacle A.M.E. Church, its first worship service was led by Dr. William H. Goler and held at the Forsyth County Courthouse. Also known as “Old Goler,” the church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. William Harvey …Goler, born in 1846, was an educator, church leader and president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC. Born in Nova Scotia, Goler emigrated to the United States in 1870 to pursue a seminary education. Goler eventually led a small church group in Forsyth County and established what would become Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church (now Goler Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church) before becoming the second president of Livingston College, a private, historically Black Christian college. The Depot Street Renaissance mural by Leo Rucker represents the contributions of just a few of the many individuals, businesses and institutions that made the neighborhood that is now the Innovation Quarter a prestigious community and a thriving hub of Black enterprise. Visit the mural on 7th Street between Research Pkwy and Vine St: https://bit.ly/3gJpsrj #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2022 #BHM2022 #bhm #blm #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blacklivesmatter #blackhistory #history ? Goler Memorial A.M.E Zion Church