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Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

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Mother African Meth Epis Zion Church in Harlem NYC
Mother African Meth Epis Zion Church in Harlem NYC

The Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, also known as "Mother Zion", located at 140–148 West 137th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is the oldest African-American church in New York City, and the "mother church" of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion conference.The church was designated a New York City Landmark on July 13, 1993.

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Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
West 137th Street, New York Manhattan

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Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

West 137th Street 140
10030 New York, Manhattan
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Mother African Meth Epis Zion Church in Harlem NYC
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