Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
| Location | 419 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′36″N 75°09′07″W / 39.94332°N 75.15186°W |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001166 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated PHMC | March 19, 1991 |
The Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and congregation which is located at 419 South 6th Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The congregation, founded in 1794, is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal congregation in the nation.
Its present church, completed in 1890, is the oldest church property in the United States to be continuously owned by African Americans. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.