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The new organization Independent Order of St. Luke was operated from Richmond, Virginia by William M. T. Forrester. He ran the organization for thirty years, until the late 1890s, when membership had fallen to 1,000 members. [1] Office force of the Independent Order of St. Luke, of which Mrs. Walker is the head, 1922, Lily Hardy Hammond
The Order of Saint Luke (OSL) is a religious order begun within the Methodist Church in the United States that is dedicated to sacramental and liturgical scholarship, education, and practice. [ 1 ] As a Christian religious order, it is a dispersed community of men and women, lay and clergy , from many different denominations, seeking to live ...
The Independent Order of St. Luke ministered to the sick and aged, promoted humanitarian causes, and provided long-term economic and social support in the post-slavery, Reconstruction-era United States by acting cooperatively to provide African Americans with access to education, healthcare, banking, and insurance, among other services.
Mary Ann Prout (February 14, 1800 or 1801 – 1884) was an African-American educator and founder of the Black fraternal society, Independent Order of St. Luke. Prout died in Baltimore around 1884. Prout died in Baltimore around 1884.
She led the finance committee at St. Luke Bank and was the underwriter for thousands of mortgages in the Black community in Richmond, Virginia. [5] Payne became editor of the St. Luke Herald, the publication for the Independent Order of St. Luke. [3] The paper focused on political and social issues, in addition to business and membership news. [2]
Independent Order of Saint Luke - Based in Richmond, Virginia. Had 49,498 members at the end of 1921. [16] Attempts to reach it in 1923 were unsuccessful. [17] International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor
Independent Order of St. Luke; International Association of Black Professional Firefighters; K. Knights of Peter Claver; Knights of Pythias of North America, South ...
These organisations were segregated and Black organisations were founded that were based on the white ones such as Prince Hall Freemasonry, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, as well as original fraternal organisations such as the Independent Order of St. Luke.