bishop francis asbury started the bethel african methodist episcopal church in philadelphia.
bishop francis asbury started the bethel african methodist episcopal church in philadelphia.
who started the bethel african methodist episcopal church in philadelphia?
bishop francis asbury
1813: the reformed methodist church was organized under the leadership of methodist preachers pliny brett and elijah bailey. this group was concentrated in massachusetts and vermont. it merged into the churches of christ in christian union in 1952.









































1816: the african methodist episcopal church was organized in philadelphia by richard allen for wesley followers/african-americans. bishop francis asbury had ordained him earlier in 1799.









































1820: the african methodist episcopal zion church was organized in new york.









































1828: the canadians formed their own methodist church.
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bethel african methodist episcopal church or bethel ame church or union bethel a.m.e. church may refer to:









































bullet::::- mother bethel a.m.e. church, philadelphia, the founding church of the african methodist episcopal church denomination, founded 1816









































bullet::::- bethel african methodist episcopal church (batesville, arkansas), listed on the national register of historic places (nrhp) in independence county









































bullet::::- bethel african methodist episcopal church (malvern, arkansas), nrhp-listed in hot spring county









































bullet::::- greater bethel ame church, miami, florida, listed on the nrhp in miami-dade county









































bullet::::- bethel ame church (acworth, georgia), listed on the nrhp in cobb county
bethel african methodist episcopal church