Olivet Chapel, since 1965 known as the A.U.M.P. affiliated St. John's African Union Methodist Protestant Church, is a historic

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African American mission

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located at Goshen in

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. It was built about 1910 and is a load-bearing masonry building with a

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foundation and topped by a high hipped roof.

Horace Pippin Horace Pippin (February 22, 1888 – July 6, 1946) was a self-taught American artist who painted a range of themes, including scenes inspired by his service in World War I, landscapes, portraits, and biblical subjects. Some of his best-known work ...

(1888–1946) was a noted member of the church prior to its moving to Olivet Chapel. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2010.

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African-American history of New York (state) Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Churches completed in 1910 20th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States Churches in Orange County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York A.U.M.P. Church {{NewYork-church-stub