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  1. Nov 30, 2011 · It was out of St. George’s Church that Allen and his followers marched. This was the protest and in March which caused the birth of African Methodism. “On June 6, 1831 Bishop Richard Allen died and went to heaven, to meet God.” (For more on Richard Allen and Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, see reseach on Slavery in Pennsylvania.)

  2. Jul 26, 2022 · In 1816, Richard Allen ascended to the esteemed position of the first bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, solidifying his legacy as a trailblazer and visionary leader. His indelible imprint on the fabric of American history resonates today, a testament to the enduring power of faith, resilience, and the pursuit of justice.

  3. Richard Allen. The founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was born a slave in Philadelphia. After purchasing his own freedom as a young man, he joined St. George’s Methodist Church, from which in 1787 he led a dramatic withdrawal of black members. Allen soon became pastor of the group and was ordained as a deacon by Bishop Asbury.

  4. Richard Allen – born Feb. 14, 1760 and died March 26, 1831 – resisted racism’s ravages by founding the first Christian denomination for and by Blacks that stands today, the African Methodist ...

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  5. Richard Allen. Tomb Located on the Church's Lower Level. African American Religious Leader. He was the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in 1816, which was the first independent black religious denomination in the US. He was born into slavery to Benjamin Chew, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant, and was sold as a child along ...

  6. Richard Allen (1760–1831) was one of the most influential Black leaders of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1794, Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was consecrated in Philadelphia, the first church building within the A.M.E. denomination. Allen was elected the first bishop of the A.M.E. church in 1816.

  7. Apr 28, 2024 · Richard Allen, along with Absalom Jones, came together to form the Free African Society (FAS) on April 12, 1787. The Society, though not religiously affiliated, proved much like a church in serving the black community. NAACP founder, W.E.B. DuBois, writing a century later, called the FAS, “the first wavering step of a people toward organized ...

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