Mother Bethel AME Church: Difference between revisions

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Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church interior shot.

Established in the crucible of the American revolutionary era, Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is recognized as the genesis of black religious organizing spirit. The church is mother church of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination, formed in 1816. Located at Sixth and Lombard Streets in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood, the church sits on the oldest continuously black-owned parcel of land in the country. Mother Bethel was founded by Richard Allen, a Delaware-born former slave who purchased his own freedom in 1783 and began preaching the gospel in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.

In The News

U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating Philadelphia AME Church Founder Unveiled At Ceremony, CBS-3, February 2, 2016.

Info

Alternative URL: motherbethel.org
Denomination: African Methodist Episcopal Church
Museum: Richard Allen Museum
Wikipedia: Richard Allen (bishop)

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+{{toplink|url=http://www.facebook.com/MotherBethel/|name=facebook.com/MotherBethel}}[[File:MotherBethelAME.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church interior shot.]]Established in the crucible of the American revolutionary era, '''Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church''' is recognized as the genesis of black religious organizing spirit. The church is '''mother church of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination''', formed in 1816. Located at Sixth and Lombard Streets in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood, the church sits on the oldest continuously black-owned parcel of land in the country. Mother Bethel was founded by Richard Allen, a Delaware-born former slave who purchased his own freedom in 1783 and began preaching the gospel in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the [http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/mother-bethel-ame-church-congregation-and-community-2/ Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia].
-'''Mother Bethel AME Church''' is the first African Methodist Episcopal congregation in America, founded in 1794. Its first pastor, elected to bishop in 1816, was Richard Allen, a minister, educator, writer, and one of America's most active and influential black leaders. It gives the following descriptive information:<blockquote>The mission of Mother Bethel African Methodist Church is to receive and nurture disciples of Christ and minister to the needs of all people in word and deed.  As the Mother Church of our denomination, it is our mission to preserve and present the history of Mother Bethel and the A.M.E. Church as we continue to preserve and develop African American culture.</blockquote>
 ==In The News==
 *[http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/02/02/u-s-postage-stamp-commemorating-philadelphia-ame-church-founder-unveiled-at-ceremony/ U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating Philadelphia AME Church Founder Unveiled At Ceremony], CBS-3, February 2, 2016.
 ==Info==
+*Alternative URL: [http://www.motherbethel.org motherbethel.org]
+*Denomination: [http://ame-church.com/ African Methodist Episcopal Church]
 *Museum: [http://www.motherbethel.org/mus.php Richard Allen Museum]
 *Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Allen_%28bishop%29 Richard Allen (bishop)]
-*Denomination: [http://ame-church.com/ African Methodist Episcopal Church]
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