A schism occurred in Pilgrim Baptist Church in 1914 with the result that nearly two hundred of its members left and formed Memorial Baptist Church. The congregation under the leadership of Reverend Joseph Walter Harris purchased Central Swedish Baptist Church [location?] and set about remodeling its interior to house a variety of community activities. However, believing the structure was too small to house all the envisioned activities, Harris made plans to erect a new building. His congregants, however, were not pleased with his plans, and in 1925 Memorial Baptist Church was dissolved and the next year The Christian Center was organized under Harris’ leadership. A large building located at 603 W. Central was constructed to house the Center’s many social, cultural, and religious programs. About ten years later, a fire gutted the building, and it was never rebuilt (Taylor, p. 242).
See Memorial Baptist Church page: https://housesofworship.umn.edu/node/510
Taylor, David Vassar, Pilgrim’s Progress: Black St. Paul and the Making of an Urban Ghetto, 1870-1930.