Harris, Everett G. - 1867-1936. Sent to Louisville by the American Missionary Association to take on an African American church, he developed the church and the Plymouth Settlement House, which included an employment bureau for African American women. He was also a member of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation. He was the husband of librarian Rachel Davis Harris. For more see The Encyclopedia of Louisville ed. by J. E. Kleber.

Plymouth Congregational Church, at 16th and Chestnut, was founded as a black congregation in 1880. In 1917, under the Rev E. G. Harris , the church established Plymouth Settlement House as a "living quarters for working girls" and as a place where children and adults could be entertained and educated in various disciplines. Today, the settlement has been replaced by Plymouth Renewal Community Center, which continues the church's mission of offering educational and spiritual uplifting to residents.

1. Everett G Harris