POTOMAC, Md. — The Scotland Community in Montgomery County, Maryland was founded by formerly enslaved African Americans. Now, their descendants are working to rebuild its cornerstone church.

The original Scotland AME Zion Church was established about a century ago on Seven Locks Road in Potomac.

One group helped renovate it in the 1960s — and now, it’s the next generation’s turn.

LaTisha Gasaway-Paul’s grandfather, Melvin L. Crawford, was one of those community leaders.

“I grew up inside Scotland church, and I would like my children to grow up inside Scotland church as well,” she said.

She’s a fifth generation Scotland resident.