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Mother Bethel AME Church

Philadelphia's 1794 founding-mother church of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination.

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Founded by Richard Allen, who bought the land — the oldest parcel continuously owned by Black Americans in the US. The current 1890 church building is a National Historic Landmark.

Location

419 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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