The site is the final resting place of veterans from the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, a Buffalo Soldier, doctors, attorneys, and countless other community leaders, according to a board member.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has awarded $8.5 million in grants to 30 historically Black churches, including Boynton United Methodist Church in Houston, as part of its third annual Preserving Black Churches program.

A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $20 million donation that will go to help congregations.

A private group is awarding $3 million in grants to more than three dozen groups and sites nationwide to help preserve landmarks linked to Black history.