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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Christian_denomination
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkb:African_Union_Methodist_Protestant_Church
gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkb:Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Methodism
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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gptkb:Connectional_Council
General Conference
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gptkbp:associated_with
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social justice
civil rights movement
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gptkbp:community_service
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youth programs
community outreach
health fairs
health initiatives
job training programs
shelters
after-school programs
food banks
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gptkbp:denomination
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African_American
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gptkbp:doctrine
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Wesleyan theology
salvation through faith
trinity
sacraments of baptism and communion
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gptkbp:educational_programs
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HBCUs
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gptkbp:founded
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1821
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:James_Varick
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gptkbp:global_presence
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gptkb:United_States
Africa
Caribbean
Europe
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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anti-slavery movement
women's rights advocacy
education for freed slaves
first African American denomination
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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gptkbp:leadership
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Bishops
Ministers
Local congregations
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gptkbp:membership
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approximately 1.5 million
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gptkbp:musicStyle
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gospel music
traditional hymns
contemporary worship music
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:Bishop_Richard_Allen
gptkb:Bishop_John_Hurst
gptkb:Bishop_William_H._Heard
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gptkbp:publications
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gptkb:Zion's_Herald
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gptkbp:worship_style
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liturgical
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gptkbp:youth_development
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Zion Youth
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