African Methodist Episcopal Church

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label African Methodist Episcopal Church
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:Anglicanism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3