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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Methodist denomination. It was founded in 1796 by black members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City and was organized as a national body in 1821. The church operates in the United States, Africa, South America, and the West Indies and maintains Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C. The U.S. membership of the church in 1998 was about 1.2 million, making it one of the largest African Methodist bodies.

Bibliography: See D. H. Bradley, A History of the A.M.E. Zion Church (2 vol., 1956-70).

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African Methodist Episcopal Church

African Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist denomination (see Methodism ). It was established in 1816 in Philadelphia with Richard Allen as its first bishop. In 1991 there were about 3.5 million members in the United States.

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	The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church elected a California pastor as its first female bishop at the denomination's 48th quadrennial General Conference in Atlanta.(Briefly noted)(Mildred Hines)(Brief article) Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 8/26/2008

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