Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has stood at 6th and Lombard Streets for more than 230 years.It is the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by African Americans in the United ...

A construction job inside a historic African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church at the Jersey Shore led to a discovery 134 years in the making. In August 2024, Kyle Carter, a contractor, was working on ...

Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma is among a group of historic churches nationwide being awarded $1 million grants. The ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Leaders with the Historic Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church are working to preserve the church for many years to come as it is such an important piece of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s a day that scarred the Lowcountry forever. A lone gunman launched an attack on one of the oldest ...

Marysville’s Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church has been present in the Yuba-Sutter region for 170 years and never before held a community celebration honoring February as Black History ...

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tallahassee is celebrating 160 years of service to its community. Through its Community Development Corporation, Bethel builds homes for low-income ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Following the end of the Civil War, a request to have the Black Chaplain of the Union Army preach at Front St. Methodist Church was denied. As a result, the African American ...

East Whiteland Township will mark two major milestones this weekend, opening the township’s new Bacton Hill Park before erecting a new historic marker for the Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church was a pillar of the Black community ever since it opened in 1880. After being burned down almost 30 years ago, the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Delaware ...