Travels in Baptist History Indian Baptist Church cemetery and school
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Located northwest of Marion Indiana close to the site of the battle of Mississinewa , this was the site of the Miami Indian Baptist Church. Chief Meshingomesia is buried here. He was first witnessed to by the missionary to the Indians Isaac McCoy (who calls him Chief Charlie.) He would later be saved and baptized about 1860. The original church was located on approximately the site of where the school sits today. The school was originally located about 100 Feet Southeast. The school has been restored- The school was operated by the Miamis and from what info I have been able to find did initially have some ties to the Baptists but not exclusively (Otho Winger who taught there much later was Brethren.) In a great injustice when the eastern Miamis lost recognition of their tribe, the government took ownership of (really defrauded and stole) the school, the church building and the cemetery. (The church building sat abandoned after that, fell into disrepair and was demolished) Eventually they would get them back and the school which was being used as a corn crib was moved to the site of the old demolished church building. Sadly the Eastern Miamis have never been able to be restored as a recognized tribe.
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