Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center Oral History Project [John Charles Bryant]: Different groups would meet at the Hering House, such as the H.T. Burleigh Music Association met there on Monday nights. High school groups had their different clubs. It was the First Church of Christ—these people that went there outgrew the church. So, Mr. and Mrs. Hering bought the church for $1 and gave it to the black community, and it was moved to Western Avenue. It was very active in the ‘20s, ‘30s, ‘40’s, ‘50s, and ‘60s. And then, in the ‘60s, it became a part of the Urban League.