African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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For the Church of Zion in South Africa, see Zion Christian Church. For the first independent Protestant denomination to be founded by black people, see African Methodist Episcopal Church.
"AMEZ" redirects here. For the village in Lebanon, see Qahmez.
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or the AME Zion Church (AMEZ) is a historically African-American Christian denomination based in the United States. It was officially formed in 1821 in New York City, but operated for a number of years before then. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[1]
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Mainline Methodist |
Theology | Wesleyan-Arminian |
Polity | Connexionalism |
Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Origin | 1821; 203 years ago (1821) New York, New York |
Separated from | Methodist Episcopal Church |
Members | 1.4 million+ |
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