St. Luke's Episcopal Church - View this location on map On Thanksgiving Day, 1879, the first services were held in this church, founded and led by the Reverend Dr. Alexander Crummell (1819-1898), founder of the American Negro Academy and one of the most talent and articulate Black scholars of the 19th century. This edifice was a physical creation and embodiment of Crummell's belief in the role the church has played, historically, in the lives of African Americans as an advocate for social change, education, and self help. 5th and Church Streets, NW, Washington, District of Columbia Historical

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