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The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or the AME Zion Church (AMEZ) is a historically African-American Christian denomination based in the United States. It was officially formed in 1821 in New York City, but operated for a number of years before then. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology. [1]
The Foster Memorial AME Zion Church is located on Wildey Street in Tarrytown, New York, United States. [1] Formed in 1860, it is the oldest black church in Westchester County and possibly one of the oldest in the state. During the Civil War it was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
When ordained as an African Methodist Episcopal Zion minister in 1833 by AME Zion Bishop Christopher Rush, he took the name Thomas James, his name as a free man. [3] Assigned to a small black congregation in Syracuse, New York, in 1835, James attracted new members and founded the AME Zion Church. He built the congregation from less than 20 to ...
Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church; T. Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church This page was last edited on 5 May 2023, at 17:24 (UTC). Text is ...
Foster Memorial AME Zion Church: Foster Memorial AME Zion Church: June 3, 1982 : 90 Wildey St. Tarrytown: Founded in 1860, this is the oldest black church in Westchester County and possibly one of the oldest in the state 29
The former site of the AME Zion Church where The North Star was originally published, and a stop on the Underground Railroad; The former site of the Douglass Family farm; The building formerly the Central Presbyterian Church, the site of Douglass's funeral; Original location of the Douglass statue in 1899
Church doesn't let COVID, other issues over the years keep it from completing goal of erecting structure that supports its community. St. James AME Zion, Massillon's oldest Black church ...
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