Union Church of African Members (also known as African Union Church) formed by Peter Spencer and others ca. 1812; first church building erected in 1813 at 819 French St., which became the mother church of the denomination; in 1851 denomination split into the African Union Methodist Protestant Church (AUMP) and the Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (UAME), the Mother Church staying with AUMP branch; the church worshipped in the building on French St., until 1970 when it was razed for urban renewal and the congregation moved into new quarters at Ninth and Franklin streets.
From the description of Mother African Union Methodist Protestant Church records, 1870-1968. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 71128811
