Northern Liberties in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

African Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 104 —

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

1. African Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Founded here in 1794 by 15 men and three women from St. George's Church, led by Rev. Harry Hosier. Zoar was active in the Underground Railroad and moved to 12th and Melon Streets in 1883. It is United Methodism's oldest Black congregation.

Erected 1990 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 39° 57.83′ N, 75° 8.679′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Northern Liberties. It is on Brown Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Brown Street, Philadelphia PA 19123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: America's First Lager (approx. 0.2 miles away); David Bustill Bowser (approx. ¼ mile away); VFW Post 389 Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Sixth, Eleventh and Twelfth Wards World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The German Society of Pennsylvania (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Poes in Philadelphia (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pope John Paul II (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

2. African Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.