African Americans experienced great difficulty in establishing churches after 1860, when Newport contained too few free blacks, just 56, to support a minister.  However, within 20 years, the African-American population had risen to 315 and possessed the economic resources to finance an independent congregation.

Corinthian Baptist Church History

Williams Newport Directory of African American Churches
1880-1929

Newspaper Articles

A Threat to Mob the Negroes Sabbath In Newport
The Cincinnati Daily Enquire-May 28, 1866

Raising Money for the Colored Baptist Church in Newport
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette-July 1, 1869

Thanks from the Zion Baptist Church in Newport
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette-November 25, 1872

New House of Worship for the Corinthian Baptist Church of Newport
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette-November 29, 1872

Dispute of the Colored Baptist Church of Newport
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette-May 2, 1873

 Israel Chine of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette-January 27, 1875

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