African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church information
Predominantly African-American Christian denomination
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.
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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+
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 Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. 2012. ISBN 978-1-4969-5704-7.
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