Knowra African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Church The African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historically Black Methodist denomination founded in Philadelphia in 1816. It is governed by bishops and includes congregations in the United States and other countries.
Richard Allen : Richard Allen was an African American minister, abolitionist, and the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He led the movement that established the denomination and became its first bishop.
African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference : The General Conference is the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s highest legislative and judicial body. It sets denominational policy and elects bishops at regular intervals.
AME Zion Church : The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historically Black Methodist denomination founded in New York in 1821. It is a distinct denomination that emerged from similar struggles against racial exclusion.
African Methodist Episcopal Church and abolitionism : Abolitionism was a movement to end slavery, including through organizing, political action, and public advocacy. AME clergy and congregations supported antislavery organizing and challenged slavery’s legitimacy.
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church : Mother Bethel is a historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation in Philadelphia, founded by Richard Allen in 1794. The denomination grew from this congregation after its members organized independently.
Bishop : A bishop is a senior Christian minister with oversight over clergy, congregations, or church regions. AME bishops supervise regional church administration and preside over annual conferences.
AME Church Review : The AME Church Review is a scholarly journal published by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The journal provides a forum for theological and historical scholarship within the denomination.
African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Civil Rights Movement : The Civil Rights Movement was a broad campaign against racial segregation and discrimination in the United States, especially from the 1950s through the 1960s. AME congregations and leaders contributed institutions, meeting places, and activists to civil rights campaigns.
St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church : St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Philadelphia church where Black worshippers faced segregated seating in 1787. The dispute over segregation at St. George's helped prompt the walkout that preceded the denomination.
Annual conference : An annual conference is a regional Methodist governing gathering of clergy and lay representatives. AME annual conferences organize ministry and church oversight between General Conferences.
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