Church Name
- African: The AME Church was organized by people of African descent. The church was not founded in Africa, nor is it only for persons of African descent. The church is open to people of all races.
- Methodist: The church's roots are in the Methodist church. Members of St. George's Methodist Church left the congregation when faced with racial discrimination, but continued with the Methodist doctrine and the order of worship.
- Episcopal: The AME Church operates under an episcopal form of church government. The denomination leaders are bishops of the church.
Read more about this topic: African Methodist Episcopal Church
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