Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church records 1925-2008
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Brown, Frank R.
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Frank R. Brown is an historian of African-American life in Battle Creek and Calhoun County, Michigan. Brown holds a BA in history and government from Kentucky State University, and an MA from Indiana University. Brown has taught at Talladega College in the Division of Social Sciences, and in the Battle Creek Public School System. He is a past president of the Battle Creek Area Urban League Guild, and is active with the Battle Creek branch of the NAACP and the Battle Creek Historical...
African Methodist Episcopal Church. Seventh Episcopal District
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Organized in 1816 from a congregation formed by a group of blacks who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia because of discrimination; Richard Allen was consecrated the first bishop in 1816. From the description of African Methodist Episcopal Church collection, 1914-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962830 ...
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (Battle Creek, Mich.)
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The Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal church traces its history back to around 1855, when Elder James Brown and his wife established a church in Battle Creek. Initially, the congregation met in members' homes, but by 1867 the church had taken up residence at its current location on Van Buren Street. The current church was built between 1906 and 1908, and adopted the name, Mount Zion AME, in 1926. In 1991, the church was listed on the State Register of Historical Places. The church expanded ...
