Minister Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania. He opened the church, which is the first independent African American church in 1794.
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∙ 2014-08-21 15:20:46AME and AME Zion are both churches. The AME church is primarily African American and Methodist. It is based in the United States. The AME Zion church is African American Christian and was founded in New York City.
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The AME Church is the African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1796 in Pennsylvania, as black members separated from the white Methodist Church. The AME Zion Church is the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church which was founded in 1796 in New York., as black members in that area separated from the white Methodist Church. Zion was added to the name of the church to be able to identify the two denominations that started at the same time. Type your answer here...
Emmanuel AME Church was created in 1888.
Byrd's AME Church was created in 1894.
Richard Allen founded the AME chuch (African methodist episcopal)
Allen Chapel AME Church was created in 1914.
Wesley Temple AME Church was created in 1928.
Johnson's Chapel AME Church was created in 1872.
Saint Philip AME Church was created in 1875.
Star Hill AME Church was created in 1866.
St. Peter's AME Church was created in 1917.