African Methodist Episcopal Church

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:AME_Church
gptkbp:annualEvent	yes
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:crest	gptkb:Apostles'_Creed gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:directionA	gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:emphasizes	civil rights education social justice
gptkbp:firstBishop	gptkb:Richard_Allen
gptkbp:firstGeneralConference	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:firstIndependentBlackDenominationInUS	true
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Richard_Allen
gptkbp:foundedIn	1816
gptkbp:governingBody	Episcopal polity
gptkbp:hasAMEUniversity	gptkb:Morris_Brown_College gptkb:Allen_University gptkb:Edward_Waters_University gptkb:Payne_Theological_Seminary gptkb:Wilberforce_University gptkb:Paul_Quinn_College gptkb:Shorter_College gptkb:Turner_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:hasGeneralConference	yes
gptkbp:hasLayOrganization	yes
gptkbp:hasMissionarySociety	yes
gptkbp:hasSundaySchool	yes
gptkbp:hasWMS	yes
gptkbp:hasWomenBishops	yes
gptkbp:hasYPL	yes
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:mainLanguage	English
gptkbp:motto	God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, Man Our Brother
gptkbp:notableEvent	Election of first female bishop in 2000
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:AME_Church_of_the_Redeemer gptkb:Allen_AME_Church gptkb:Big_Bethel_AME_Church gptkb:Mother_Bethel_AME_Church
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Richard_Allen gptkb:Henry_McNeal_Turner gptkb:Vashti_Murphy_McKenzie
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 2 million
gptkbp:publishes	gptkb:The_Christian_Recorder
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Caribbean gptkb:Europe gptkb:South_America gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedDenomination	gptkb:Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:website	https://www.ame-church.com/
gptkbp:worshipStyle	Methodist liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	African Methodist Episcopal Church