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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Christian_denomination
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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Connectional Conference
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:charityWork
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Health initiatives
Housing assistance
Food banks
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gptkbp:community_service
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Job training programs
Scholarship programs
Health fairs
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence_on_African_American_culture
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gptkbp:denomination
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Methodism
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gptkbp:doctrine
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Wesleyan theology
Social holiness
Personal salvation
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gptkbp:educational_programs
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gptkb:Wilberforce_University
gptkb:Allen_University
gptkb:Morris_Brown_College
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gptkbp:founded
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1816
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Richard_Allen
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gptkbp:global_presence
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Congregations_in_Africa
Congregations_in_Europe
Congregations_in_the_Caribbean
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gptkbp:governance
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Episcopal polity
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Bishop_Henry_McNeal_Turner
gptkb:Bishop_Richard_Allen
gptkb:Bishop_John_Hurst
gptkb:Bishop_William_Paul_Quinn
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First independent Black denomination in the United States
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:First_General_Conference_in_1816
Formation in 1816
Civil Rights activism in the 1960s
Formation of AME Zion Church as a split
Establishment_of_the_AME_Church_in_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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gptkbp:membership
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approximately 2.5 million
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gptkbp:minister
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approximately 7,000
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gptkbp:notable_event
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General Conference
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:Bishop_Daniel_A._Payne
gptkb:Bishop_Sarah_Frances_Davis
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Christian_Recorder
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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English
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gptkbp:philanthropy
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Domestic and international missions
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gptkbp:social_responsibility
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Advocacy for civil rights
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gptkbp:team
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AME Women
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gptkbp:traditions
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Baptism
Holy Communion
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gptkbp:youth_development
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AME Youth
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