Bellow's Spring Methodist Church (also called Mt. Pisgah AME Church) is a historic church in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland.

Bellow's Spring Methodist Church
Bellow's Spring Methodist (Mt. Pisgah AME Church) in 2015
LocationEllicott City, Maryland
Coordinates39°13′24″N 76°48′37″W / 39.22333°N 76.81028°W / 39.22333; -76.81028
AreaEllicott City
BuiltEarly 19th century
Architectural style(s)Gothic Revival
Bellow's Spring Methodist Church is located in Maryland
Bellow's Spring Methodist Church
Location of Bellow's Spring Methodist Church in Maryland

The church was built between Rufus Thompson's farm and Thomas Christian's farm (also known as Bellow's Spring Farm) in the African American community of Jonestown. In 1899 the building was relocated to its present location along Route 108, taking the name Mt. Pisgah AME Church in 1901.[1][2]

The church is dwarfed by a modern church constructed adjacent to the building and the historical building is kept in poor condition with overgrowth covering the entrance.

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  1. ^ Alice Cornelison; Silas E. Craft Sr.; Lillie Price. History of Blacks In Howard County. p. 40.
  2. ^ "HO-440" (PDF). Retrieved 1 January 2016.