Pikeville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is the oldest African-American church still operating in Bledsoe County. The core of the church building dates from about 1870, when it served as the Freedmen's Bureau school. The AME Zion congregation had used the structure since at least 1888, when a deed identified it as a meeting house. The building also served as a county school for African-Americans until the 1920's. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church's original trustees were area farmers Alexander Brown, Elbert Henson, John Greer, and Charlie Springs, and cabinet maker Fate Worthington. Early ministers included J.N. Brown, Thomas Springs, and John Roberson.