Bethany Seventh-day Adventist Church is an African American congregation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brownsville, Miami, Florida, U.S..[1] It was established in 1913,[2] and is predominantly African American. The church is located at 2500 NW 50th Street, in Brownsville an unincorporated community of Miami.[3] They hold Saturdays as their holy day.[4]
The church owns other properties, including the Georgette's Tea Room House, a former boarding house with guests that included noted performers and activists in the 1940s and 1950s.[5][6][7] Georgette Sargent donated the Georgette's Tea Room House to Bethany Seventh Day Adventist Church in 2012, they are located across the street from each other.[5]
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- ^ Wright, Gregory (2017-08-16). "Saturday is a special day to worship". The Miami Times. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ a b St. Louis, Erick Johnson Carla (2014-04-03). "From riches to rags". The Miami Times. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Cohen, Howard; Smalls III, C. Isaiah (February 5, 2023). "'We gotta wake this community up.' The battle to preserve, restore Miami's Black landmarks". Miami Herald. ISSN 0898-865X.
- ^ "Group Tries to Keep Georgette's Tea Room House Alive". NBC 6 South Florida (video). Retrieved 2024-07-20.
...a meeting spot where many Black celebrities and activists frequented in the '40s and '50s
