Salem Baptist Church of Chicago

CTL-E-5071 · Church · baptist · 1985–present

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Baptist megachurch at 752 E 114th Street in Chicago's Pullman community area; founded 1985 by Rev. James T. Meeks; dedicated the 10,000-seat House of Hope auditorium in 2005; senior pastor Rev. Dr. Charlie E. Dates since January 8, 2023.

The record

• Also known as: Salem Baptist Church, Salem Chicago

Notes

Megachurch scale (15,000+ members) makes Salem one of the largest Black Baptist congregations in the U.S. The Meeks→Dates succession (2023) is a documented pastoral handoff. GLAAD's April 2023 note on Meeks-era remarks is public record but outside this entity's scope; not included as a claim.

Relationships

• Pullman — located in
  The church stands at 752 E 114th Street in Chicago's Pullman community area.
• Rev. James T. Meeks — founded by
  Founded in 1985 by Rev. James T. Meeks after a meeting of 205 members; first services January 20, 1985.
• Roseland — located in
  752 E 114th St sits at the Pullman/Roseland edge of the Far South Side.
• South Side — served neighborhood
  A South Side Black Baptist megachurch (15,000+ members).

Referenced by

• Rev. Dr. Charlie E. Dates — affiliated with → this record

Sources

• Wikipedia — Salem Baptist Church (Chicago)
• RNS / Baptist Press — 'Chicago pastor James Meeks bids a tearful farewell after 38 years at Salem Baptist' (Bob Smietana, Jan 2023)
• ChurchLeaders — 'Chicago Pastor James Meeks to Retire, Pass Baton to Rev. Charlie Dates'
• Baptist Press news digest — 'Charlie Dates succeeds beloved pastor at Chicago megachurch' (Jan 2023)
• Olivet Nazarene University — 'Salem Baptist Pastor Dr. Charlie Dates Speaks at Olivet'
• Samford University — 'Biblical and Religious Studies Host Chicago Pastor for 2023 Dotson M. Nelson Lecture'
• LocalityBiz — Salem Baptist Church of Chicago listing (752 East 114th Street)
• sbcoc.org — Salem Baptist Church directory listing (752 E 114th St, Chicago)
• salemchicago.org — official church website (primary source)
• CTL knowledge graph CTL-E-1392 — Greater Salem Baptist Church (identity disambiguation) (primary source)

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