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(Redirected from State Street A.M.E. Zion Church) Historic church in Alabama, United States United States historic place
State Street AME Zion Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
State Street AME Zion Church in 2009
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Location502 State Street
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Coordinates30°41′38″N 88°3′1″W / 30.69389°N 88.05028°W / 30.69389; -88.05028
Built1854
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.78000505
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 06, 1978
Designated ARLHOctober 20, 1977

State Street African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African American church in Mobile, Alabama. It is the oldest documented Methodist church building in Alabama. It is also one of two African American churches founded in the Methodist tradition in Mobile prior to the American Civil War.

History

The church was founded in 1829 as the African Church of the City of Mobile, a mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The original building burned and the current building was erected in 1854. By 1855 the church had a congregation of 550 members, making it one of the most successful African American churches in Alabama. Following the Civil War, the congregation joined the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The Methodist Episcopal Church South then challenged the right of the congregation to occupy the building. Under the leadership of their second minister, Wilbur G. Strong, the congregation obtained legal title to the building in 1872. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1978, due to its architectural and historic significance.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Savage, Beth L.; Carol D. Shull (1994). African American historic places. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press. p. 98. ISBN 0-89133-253-7.
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