
Kadesh African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Kadesh AME Zion Church was the first Black congregation in Edenton, North Carolina, and the center of religious and social life for the community
Kadesh AME Zion Church was the first Black congregation in Edenton, North Carolina, and the center of religious and social life for the community
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (LAPC) in Brooklyn, New York, has been a leader in social activism for over 160 years, prominently participating in the temperance, suffrage, labor rights, and LGBTQ rights movements, among others.
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in Baltimore is the mother church of American Methodism. The congregation was first established in 1772 as part of the reform movement of the Anglican Church of England; however, upon the start of the Revolutionary War in 1776, the congregation wanted to disaffiliate from a church guided by the king.