Dr. Nathaniel Leach 1911–2005
Church Historian, Founder Second Baptist Historical Committee and Station Master of the “Croghan Street Station” on the Underground Railroad in Detroit (Midnight).
Historic Church & Underground Railroad Tours
Visit the Second Baptist Connection to Freedom and take a historical ride on a train that traveled on no tracks. Sit in the Croghan Street Station and hear the story of runaways escaping slavery who rested in secret in a basement room of the church before crossing the Detroit River to Canada and “Freedom.”
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TOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Suggested Donation:
Adults $7.00 – Children $4.00 under age13
DAYS & TIMES:
Wednesday – Friday – Saturday
10:00 am – 11:30am – 1:30pm
Sunday Tours are available only to visitors who join us for worship service. A limited tour is conducted immediately afterwards, beginning generally around 12:30 pm.
Donations become offerings and are collected by Ushers. Tours never interfere with worship services.
** NOTE: First Sunday of each month is “Communion Sunday.” Services are longer.
Lecture Tours are more age appropriate for children old enough to read or, of course, at the discretion of parents. But all are welcome.