On South 6th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Established in 1787 under the leadership of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, this organization fostered identity, leadership, and unity among Blacks and became the forerunner of the first African-American churches in this city. — — Map (db m189077) HM
On South 6th Street at Addison Street, on the left when traveling south on South 6th Street.
Mother Bethel is the first African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in America, founded in 1791. Richard Allen (1760-1831), a former slave, was the founder, and later became the first bishop (1816) of the first African-American denomination in . . . — — Map (db m6840) HM
On 5th Street at St. James Place, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street.
Organized in 1792 as an outgrowth of the Free African Society, formed 1787. The original church edifice stood here. Under the ministry of the Rev. Absalom Jones (1746-1818), a former slave, this became the nation's first Black Episcopal church. — — Map (db m9105) HM
On North 2nd Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Street.
The very existence of Christ Church and the elegant majesty of this building is a testament to the success of William Penn's "Holy Experiment." His Charter of Privileges allowed all denominations freedom of worship, even the Church of England . . . — — Map (db m310991) HM
On Cedar Beach Road (Delaware Route 36) 0.2 miles west of Coastal Highway ( Route 1), on the left when traveling east.
Born near this place on a plantation known as “Cedar Town”, Jones moved to Philadelphia in 1762 and in 1784 purchased his freedom. He helped to establish the Free African Society in 1787. A leader of the independent African-American church movement, . . . — — Map (db m38626) HM
On Easr Loockerman Street at Federal Street, in the median on Easr Loockerman Street.
Richard Allen founded and became the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1816. Born into slavery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1760, Allen and his family were sold to a family near Dover in 1772. While there, . . . — — Map (db m39093) HM
