African American church

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.

Observed surface forms (3)

• African-American church ×3
• historically Black church ×3
• African Methodist Episcopal church ×1

Instances (11)

• New Hope Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey
• 16th Street Baptist Church
• Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church via concept surface "African Methodist Episcopal church"
• Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church via concept surface "African-American church"
• St. John Institutional Missionary Baptist Church
• Church of God in Christ via concept surface "historically Black church"
• First Baptist Church (Selma, Alabama) via concept surface "African-American church"
• African Methodist Episcopal Church via concept surface "historically Black church"
• Abyssinian Baptist Church via concept surface "African-American church"
• Christian Methodist Episcopal Church via concept surface "historically Black church"
• Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia