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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 New York, New York |
| Separated from | Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Members | 1.4 million+ |
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]
The AME Zion Church is not to be confused with the similarly named African Methodist Episcopal Church, which was officially formed in 1816 by Richard Allen and Daniel Coker in Philadelphia. The denomination was made up of AME churches in the Philadelphia region, including Delaware and New Jersey. Though the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was founded to grant equal rights to African Americans in Methodist Christianity, its church membership is composed of people of all racial backgrounds.[2]
- ^ The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. 2012. ISBN 978-1-4969-5704-7.
- ^ Williams, Paul (July 18, 2015). "AME Church and AME Zion Church are not the same". The Gleaner. Retrieved June 17, 2021.