Please follow the links below to get in touch with these organizations working to preserve Freedmen’s Town history in unique ways!

Mount Carmel Prayer Garden and Labyrinth

The Historic Freedmen’s Town labyrinth was constructed on the former site of the Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church by a group of interfaith volunteers in the spring of 2014. The design chosen for this labyrinth is the eleven circuit Chartres, with the outer circuit diverted at each of the four corners to create a bastion. A mosaic-designed bench created by the Sacred Sites Quest students of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance has been placed within each bastion to provide a place for pilgrims to sit and meditate. The path is inset with red bricks from the original 100-year-old church building which collapsed in 2005. Volunteering is on the first Saturday of every month from 9 AM – 12 PM, or by appointment.

• Location: Corner of Valentine St. and Ruthven St., Houston, Texas 77019
• Contact: Charonda Johnson at (832) 438-0943

College Park Memorial Cemetery 

On the Second Saturday of every month from 8 AM – 12 PM, community volunteers are working to clean up our historic cemetery. All skill levels of work are available from chainsaws to mowers to simply picking up trash. We are working from 8 am to noon, any amount of time you can donate will be put to good use! Please wear weather-appropriate attire.

• Location: 3525 West Dallas Houston, TX 77019
• Contact: collegeparkcemetery@gmail.com or call (832) 627-6181

Olivewood Cemetery

Descendants of Olivewood, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the restoration, preservation, operation, and maintenance of Olivewood Cemetery, in Houston, Texas.

• Location: Entrance and Parking on, 1300 Court Street, Summer St, Houston, TX 77007
• Contact: info@descendantsofolivewood.org or call (713) 396-0640

Freedmen’s Town Association

Freedmen’s Town Association works to preserve & restore Historic Freedmen’s Town through means of community, grassroots economic, and social development & empowerment of residents. Tasks may include, yard work, siding repairs, and exterior repairs. Volunteering is by appointment only.

• Location: 1320 Robins St, Houston, Texas, 77019
• Contact: Charonda Johnson at (832) 438-0943