 After paying off the debts of the congregation, these groups turned to social and welfare work.Isaac Nelson Ross, later the 41st bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal, served as pastor of Allen Temple for 5 years between 1900 and 1907.In 1975, the Broadway church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying as significant statewide because of its well-preserved historic architecture and because of its place in Ohio's history.