CHICO — Bethel African American Episcopal Church claims it is Chico’s oldest church and has a long history in the city. In 1858 Methodist Episcopal Church South was founded in Chico. In 1867, St.

PUEBLO, Colorado — The City of Pueblo is considering making the First AME Church in Bessemer a local historical landmark. The Church is located near Bessemer Elementary School. The First African ...

After a four-month restoration, the 1863 cast iron bell at Ebenezer AME Church is ringing once more, a powerful reminder of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- You’ve probably heard of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. It stands on the corner of Michigan and Ferry in the city of Buffalo. What you know of bethel AME today ...

Community organizers and local officials celebrated the official landmark dedication of a historic Black church in the English Avenue neighborhood on Thursday. The old St. Mark AME Church, which has ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) grew out of the Free African Society (FAS) which Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, and others established in Philadelphia in 1787. When officials at St.

The nation’s oldest black denomination will bring one of the nation’s oldest national gatherings to St. Louis July 4-11. More than 30,000 conventioneers are expected to descend upon Downtown St. Louis ...

Marysville’s Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church has been present in the Yuba-Sutter region for 170 years and never before held a community celebration honoring February as Black History ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Following the end of the Civil War, a request to have the Black Chaplain of the Union Army preach at Front St. Methodist Church was denied. As a result, the African American ...

Preservation Buffalo Niagara (PBN) is in the midst of helping Centennial AME Zion Church to secure its landmark status. The ...

Atlanta's living Black mayors gather at Big Bethel AME Church to discuss defending the city's legacy of equality and ...

It's known by locals as "Mother Emanuel," and now the historic black church is known everywhere as the place where nine people, including the pastor, were shot dead by a gunman during a prayer meeting ...