African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Christian denomination Methodist denomination Protestant denomination historically Black church

The African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historically Black Methodist denomination founded in the early 19th century in the United States, known for its emphasis on social justice, education, and civil rights advocacy.

Aliases (1)

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ×2

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Methodist denomination → Protestant denomination → historically Black church →
coFounder	Absalom Jones → Daniel Coker →
coreDoctrine	authority of the Bible → belief in the Trinity → salvation by grace through faith → sanctification →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
emphasis	civil rights advocacy → community development → education → evangelism → social justice →
foundedInCentury	19th century →
founder	Richard Allen →
foundingCity	Philadelphia → surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"
foundingCountry	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
foundingYear	1816 →
governanceStructure	episcopal polity →
hasLeaderTitle	bishop → presiding bishop →
headquartersLocation	Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED →
knownFor	founding independent Black congregations → participation in the Civil Rights Movement → role in the abolitionist movement →
languageOfWorship	English →
memberOf	National Council of Churches → Pan-Methodist Commission → World Council of Churches →
motto	God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family →
operates	Allen University → Morris Brown College → Payne Theological Seminary → Wilberforce University →
orientation	mainline Protestant →
originatedFrom	Methodist Episcopal Church →
previousHeadquartersLocation	Philadelphia → surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"
primaryConstituency	Black Americans → surface form: "African Americans"
publishes	The Christian Recorder →
reasonForFormation	racial discrimination in white Methodist churches →
regionServed	Africa → Caribbean → Europe → South America → United States of America → surface form: "United States"
religiousBranch	Protestantism →
religiousTradition	Methodism →
sacrament	Holy Communion → baptism →
theology	Arminianism → surface form: "Wesleyan–Arminian theology"
worshipStyle	Methodist liturgical tradition →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church → denomination → African Methodist Episcopal Church →

Methodist churches → hasSubtradition → African Methodist Episcopal Church →

Black Protestant churches → includesDenomination → African Methodist Episcopal Church →

this entity surface form: "African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church"

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church → sharesTraditionWith → African Methodist Episcopal Church →

this entity surface form: "African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church"