Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, colloquially Mother Emanuel, is a church in Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1817. It is the oldest AME church in the Southern United States; founded the previous year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, AME was the first independent black denomination in the nation. Mother Emanuel has one of the oldest black congregations south of Baltimore (black Baptist churches were founded in South Carolina and Georgia before the American Revolutionary War).
| Emanuel AME Church | |
|---|---|
| "Mother Emanuel" African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
Emanuel AME Church Emanuel AME Church | |
| 32°47′14″N 79°55′59″W | |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Membership | 1600 (2008) |
| Website | motheremanuel.com |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Founder(s) | Rev. Morris Brown Denmark Vesey |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | John Henry Devereux |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1891 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2500 |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Administration | |
| District | Seventh |
| Parish | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Samuel Lawerence Green |
| Senior pastor(s) | Rev. Eric S.C. Manning |
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property | |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Architect | John Henry Devereux |
| Part of | Charleston Historic District (ID66000964) |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003056 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 2018 |
| Designated NHLDCP | October 15, 1966 |
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