Scotland A.M.E. Zion Church has a rich history of advocacy and education that dates back to the construction of its building between 1915 to 1924 in what is now known as Potomac, Maryland. 

While the church closed because of needed repairs, the congregation is being born again thanks to a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to rehabilitate African American churches across the country.  

A privately funded nonprofit organization, the D.C.-based National Trust for Historic Preservation works to save historic sites in the U.S., tell full stories regarding American history and build stronger communities. During the federal holiday honoring the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the organization’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced $4 million in grants to 35 historic Black churches across the United States, including Scotland A.M.E.