Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church - founding AME congregation

Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church was founded by Richard Allen in 1794 and is recognized as the founding congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The church at this site has served an active religious community and has long been a center for African American civic and cultural life in Philadelphia. The site includes exhibits and archival materials interpreting the congregation's role in abolition, civil rights, and local history.