African American church

C2597

concept

An African American church is a Christian congregation and institution rooted in the religious, cultural, and social life of African American communities, historically serving as a center for worship, community support, and civil rights activism.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
African American church canonical	8
African-American church	7
African Methodist Episcopal church	6
historically Black church	4
Black church	2
historically African-American denomination	2
African Episcopal church	1
African-American religious community	1
historic African American church	1
historically African American church	1
historically African-American church	1

Instances (32)

Instance	Via concept surface
Mother Emanuel AME Church	African Methodist Episcopal church
Bethel Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama	African-American church
New Hope Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey	—
First African Baptist Church surface form: First African Baptist Church (Cumberland Island)	African-American church
16th Street Baptist Church	—
Stone Temple Baptist Church	—
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church	African Methodist Episcopal church
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church	African-American church
St. John Institutional Missionary Baptist Church	—
Black Catholic parishes	African-American religious community
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	historically African-American church
CME Church	historically African American church
CME	historically African-American denomination
Big Bethel AME Church	African Methodist Episcopal church
Clayborn Temple	African Methodist Episcopal church
Church of God in Christ	historically Black church
First Baptist Church (Selma, Alabama)	African-American church
Sweetfield of Eden Baptist Church	—
Zion Hill Baptist Church	historic African American church
African Methodist Episcopal Church	historically Black church
Abyssinian Baptist Church	African-American church
Macedonia A.M.E. Church	African Methodist Episcopal church
Pilgrim Baptist Church, Chicago	—
St. John Missionary Baptist Church	—
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	historically Black church
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia	—
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	historically Black church
New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit	African-American church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church	African Methodist Episcopal church
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas	African-American church
St. Thomas’ Church, Philadelphia	African Episcopal church
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church	historically African-American denomination