Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mother_African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:church
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces September 24, 1993
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Gothic_Revival
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1925
gptkbp:category gptkb:African-American_history_in_New_York_City
Churches in Manhattan
Religious organizations established in 1796
gptkbp:city gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church
gptkbp:founded 1796
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
gptkbp:leader Bishop Dennis V. Proctor (as of 2024)
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location 140-148 West 137th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City
gptkbp:neighborhood gptkb:Harlem
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mother_Zion
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkb:Paul_Robeson
gptkb:Sojourner_Truth
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 92001477
gptkbp:origin gptkb:John_Street,_New_York_City
gptkbp:significance important center for abolitionist activity
oldest African-American church in New York State
gptkbp:website https://motherzionchurch.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harlem,_New_York_City
gptkb:Harlem,_New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5