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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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...
Saint Philip AME Church was created in 1875.
Richard Allen founded the AME chuch (African methodist episcopal)
Byrd's AME Church was created in 1894.
Johnson's Chapel AME Church was created in 1872.
Star Hill AME Church was created in 1866.
St. Peter's AME Church was created in 1917.
Reedy Chapel-AME Church was created in 1886.
AME Church of New Haven was created in 1893.
St. John's AME Church was created in 1908.
African Methodist Episcopal