Saving the Black Bottom House of Prayer
A century-old church in Parramore becomes a rallying point for preservation, partnership, and neighborhood renewal. By Susan Moynihan from the Fall 2025 edition of Reflections Magazine Driving a friend home in Orlando’s Parramore district in 2015, Pastor Dana Jackson wasn’t thinking about buying real estate. Her son had recently died,
Parramore’s Landmark Churches
In Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood, African Americans worshipped outdoors in brush arbors and stables while they saved funds to build proper churches, which served not only as places of worship but also as social centers, gathering places, and schools.