African Methodist Episcopal denomination
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Christian_denomination
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
Methodism
|
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Annual Conference
Connectional Conference |
| gptkbp:community_service |
Health clinics
Scholarship programs Housing assistance Food banks |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
Evangelism
Discipleship Holiness Social Gospel Wesleyan theology |
| gptkbp:educational_programs |
gptkb:Wilberforce_University
gptkb:Allen_University |
| gptkbp:founded |
1816
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| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Richard_Allen
|
| gptkbp:global_presence |
gptkb:United_States
Africa Caribbean Europe |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First independent Black denomination in the United States
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Formation in 1816
Formation of AME Zion Church Civil_Rights_Movement_involvement Creation_of_AME_Church_in_the_Caribbean Establishment_of_AME_Church_in_Africa |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
African Methodist Episcopal denomination
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| gptkbp:leadership |
Bishops
Annual Conferences Local Churches |
| gptkbp:membership |
approximately 2.5 million
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| gptkbp:mission |
Community service
Promote social justice Spread the Gospel Support education |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Bishop_Daniel_A._Payne
gptkb:Bishop_Sarah_Frances_Davis |
| gptkbp:publications |
gptkb:The_Christian_Recorder
|
| gptkbp:social_responsibility |
Civil rights advocacy
|
| gptkbp:team |
AME Women
|
| gptkbp:traditions |
Baptism
Holy Communion |
| gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site |
gptkb:The_Bible
Book of Discipline |
| gptkbp:worship_style |
Liturgical
Contemporary Traditional hymns |
| gptkbp:youth_development |
AME Youth
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