Pilgrim Baptist Church

CTL-E-0149 · Church · baptist · 1910s–contemporary

Verified evidence grade of this record

Bronzeville church known as the birthplace of gospel music under Thomas A. Dorsey

The record

• Also known as: 3301 South Indiana Avenue

Notes

Adler & Sullivan building at 3301 S. Indiana Ave; congregation at site since 1922; building gutted by fire in 2006.

Relationships

• Bronzeville — located in
  Bronzeville church
• Thomas A. Dorsey — nurtured
  Dorsey was Pilgrim's music director and father of gospel music there

Referenced by

• Pilgrim Baptist Church Fire — held at → this record
• Thomas A. Dorsey — affiliated with → this record

Sources

• Documented in gospel music histories
• City of Chicago Landmark Report: Pilgrim Baptist Church (primary source)
• GRAMMY.com: National Museum of Gospel Music / Pilgrim Baptist
• City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (Pilgrim Baptist Church, 3301 S Indiana Av), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0149 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BMI-002, BVM-005, MUSIC-001, PLACE-001, SCI-004.
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