Jump to content

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by RedWolf (talk | contribs) at 21:14, 2 January 2005 (Reverted edits by CanisRufus to last version by Jonathunder). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1793 by Richard Allen, and African-American, at Sixth and Lombard Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the first African-American church opened in the United States. It opened for public worshipt July 17, 1794 and dedicated July 29, 1794, by Bishop Francis Asbury. On October 12, 1794, Reverend Robert Blackwell announced from the pulpit that the congregation was received in full fellowship in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Stub icon

This religion-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bethel_African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church&oldid=9724572"