Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Richard Allen
1760 - 1831
of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Apostle of freedom proclaiming a liberating and reconciling Gospel
Bishops of the AME Church
John Richard Bryant McKinley Young William Phillips Deveaux, Sr. Theodore Larry Kirkland Adam Jefferson Richardson Richard Franklin Norris Vashti Murphy McKenzie Gregory Gerald Warren WIlliams II Wilfred Jacobus Messiah Paul Jones Mulenga Kawimbe James Levert Davis David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr. Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr. Sarah Frances Davis Errenous Earl McCloud, Jr. Jeffrey Nathaniel Leath Julius Harrison McAllister, Sr. John Franklin White Clement Willie Fugh Reginald Thomas Jackson
Retired
John Hurst Adams Frederick Hilborn Talbot *Vinton Randolph Anderson Frederick Calhoun James Frank Curtis Cummings Philip Robert Cousin, Sr. Henry Allen Belin, Jr. Robert Vaughn Webster Zedekiah Lazett Grady Cornal Garnett Hennings, Sr. Carolyn Tyler Guidry
* Deceased
The Vahdat Family
Moujan Elham Shawn Saba
Erected 2016 by Sculpture Executive Committee: Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram, Chair;
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list.
Location. 39° 56.587′ N, 75° 9.119′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. Marker is at the intersection of South 6th Street and Lombard Street, on the right when traveling north on South 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 543 Lombard St, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Richard Allen Statue and Memorial Courtyard (here, next to this marker); The Philadelphia Tribune (here, next to this marker); In Tribute to the Emanuel Nine (here, next to this marker); Free African Society (here, next to this marker); Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church (here, next to this marker); Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (a few steps from this marker); Lombard Street Riot (within shouting distance of this marker); Mother Bethel (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
