Organized in 1836 in the home of barber, Augustus turner and originally referred to as the'Indianapolis Station'Having been organized in 1836,Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church in the city of Indianapolis. Bethel is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Bethel has been accepted as a member in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Progra by national Park Service, United states Department of the Interior A photograph of the existing Bethel Church Building is on display in National Underground railroad Freedom center in Cincinnati,OH.