Douglass borders Hyde Park and Hollywood and is surrounded by railroad tracks to the north, south and west.
William Rush-Plummer was ordained in his young adult years and began to develop the land now known as the Douglass Community in Memphis, Tennessee after his family was released from slavery (see 40 acres (160,000 m2) and a mule).
Plummer had a strong resemblance to his father and a similar proper speech pattern (with a heavy southern dialect).
Harry Davis, a resident of the Douglass community on Oriole Street, was elected as Pastor, on the first Sunday in July 1991.
Under his leadership, St Paul Missionary Baptist Church, was re-documented under the name of St. Paul (Douglass) Missionary Baptist Church under the direction of Pastor Harry Davis and is a landmark in the “Historic Douglass Community.” Over the years, through several generations, the name ‘Rush’ began to fade.
Plummer's daughter, Evangelist Maggie B. Plummer-Trout, a faithful member of Pentecostal Church of God in Christ.
She accepted the calling on her life at the age of 13 years while attending St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church under the late J. E. Ferguson.
Pastor Maggie Campbell left Memphis in 1985 and established residents in California while serving on active duty in the United States Navy where she had the opportunity to travel around the world.
William Rush-Plummer where Women in Ministry Leadership receive specialized training and Official Ordination with a goal to plant more churches to continue to edify the Word of God.
Pastor Maggie Campbell Accepts the Call to the Office of Bishop The Church of the Living God and its affiliate churches and ministries collectively congratulated Pastor Maggie Campbell on her acceptance of the Call to the Office of Bishop on May 7, 2013.
http://conta.cc/17oFkXL Bishop Campbell has worked hard - following in her great grandfather's footsteps William Rush-Plummer for more than 10 years to equip many women and some men to succeed in ministry.
She has staffed many existing churches in the Antelope Valley in California and several locations outside of the State with newly ordained, trained and equipped Women of God.
Bishop Campbell's new status opens the doors for many Women in Ministry across the country and within the Rush-Plummer and Fluker families.
She is obviously an intelligent woman with multiple gifts that she uses to continue to edify the Word of God and for the Body of Christ.
A role model to women and teen girls, she is a woman of God who has put in an extreme amount of hard work.
Many women seek her guidance and the opportunity to train within the programs she teaches because they know she will give more than 100% of herself to making sure they receive what they need to succeed.
It all began in the Douglass Community in Memphis, Tennessee - Founded by her great grandfather, William Rush-Plummer.
Within this school, various nationalities came together under a staff of caucasian teachers who were not equipped and experienced to teach African American or multiethnic children.
One of the most successful directors was Terry E. Fluker Sr., a graduate of the original Douglass High School with a full scholarship to Alcorn State University for baseball.
The original Douglass High school was closed due to low attendance after many of the children from the community had grown up and moved away.
Rush-Family member and the Great Granddaughter, Maggie Judith Fluker-Campbell, of William Rush Plummer, the founder of the school, opposed to the destruction of this "National Register of Historic Places', Landmark.
A women's rights activist, Election Poll Supervisor, and a very patriotic leader, Director Evelyn Fluker-Williams required the children to fully participate in the Flag Ceremony daily and work at the Election polls including Bishop Maggie Campbell.
Part-time worker, Evelyn Fluker-Williams worked indoors in the Fall and Winter months at Douglass Community Center from the 1960s through the 1970s where her children and those within the community learned indoor sports, arts and craft, straight pool, bumper pool, table tennis, card, and board games, basketball, Girl and Boy Scout Troop meetings, piano lessons and they competed against other community centers in the City of Memphis.
Terry E. Fluker Sr. succeeded his mother, Evelyn Fluker-Williams as the part-time worker of the Douglass Community Center for more than 15 years.
A talented athlete, Terry E. Fluker Sr. was appointed Most Valuable Player for throughout his high school years in Basketball.
Under the direction of Terry E. Fluker Sr., Douglass Community Center sponsored many events throughout the year including having a Senior Citizen's group as part of his activities, Cheerleading, Majorettes, Dance, Physical Fitness, Summer R.B.I.
Terry E. Fluker Sr. retired on January 14, 2014, after serving 32 years of City of Memphis Parks and Neighborhoods Division.
Terry Fluker Sr. is currently a volunteer coach for the New, Douglass High School varsity baseball team.
Douglass borders Hyde Park and Hollywood and is surrounded by railroad tracks to the north, south and east.
[citation needed] Though promises were made to build an overpass as far back as the early 1970s, this project never materialized.