AME Church Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Abolition movement, Abolitionists
- Curriculum: African American History, American History 1816-1855
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: April 9, 1816
Article abstract: The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), a radically distinct denomination, becomes an advocate for the cause of abolition and a bulwark of the African American community.
Summary of Event
Sixteen African Methodist delegates met in Philadelphia on April 9, 1816, to unite as the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Most delegates had gained their spiritual leadership skills through self-study and life struggles. From Philadelphia and Attleborough, Pennsylvania, delegates joined representatives from Baltimore, Wilmington, and Salem to...
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