African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cumberland, Maryland)

African Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
African Methodist Episcopal Church, August 2010
Location	Decatur and Frederick Sts., Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates	39°39′22.18″N 78°45′35.96″W / 39.6561611°N 78.7599889°W / 39.6561611; -78.7599889Coordinates: 39°39′22.18″N 78°45′35.96″W / 39.6561611°N 78.7599889°W / 39.6561611; -78.7599889
Built	1892
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No Style Listed
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	79001105
Added to NRHP	April 20, 1979[1]

The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, was built in 1892 to replace a previous church which the congregation had outgrown. The congregation was founded in 1847 by a group of African-American Methodists who had previously worshiped from the balcony of the Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The first church was built in 1848, then rebuilt and enlarged in 1871 and again in 1875.

The church follows Methodist practice by placing Sunday school and meeting space on the street level, with the sanctuary above.^[2]

See also

• African Methodist Episcopal Church

References

External links

• African Methodist Episcopal Church, Allegany County, including 2002 photo, at Maryland Historical Trust

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