First African Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia

CTL-E-4636 · Church · other · 1800s-contemporary

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Organized 1807; the first Black Presbyterian church in the United States; its records were digitized by the Presbyterian Historical Society under a Pennsylvania Abolition Society grant.

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Presbyterian Historical Society — archived at
PHS digitized records of the First African Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia (organized 1807) under a Pennsylvania Abolition Society grant.

Sources

Christian Post — 'PCUSA digitizes records of historic Mother Bethel AME Church' (2021-02-11)

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