Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church congregation in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Emanuel AME began when church trustees purchased a vacant lot for their church in 1869, as African Americans in Mobile established their own congregations following the American Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Methodist
- Description: church building in Alabama, United States of America
- Also known as: “Emanuel AME Church”, “Saint Emanuel Church”, and “St. Emanuel Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Protestant Children’s Home.
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a cathedral serving Roman Catholics in Mobile, Alabama in the United States. Immaculate Conception is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is situated 1,800 feet east of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Protestant Children’s Home
Heritage site
Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Protestant Children's Home, also known as the Protestant Orphans' Asylum, is a historic orphanage building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973. Protestant Children’s Home is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Cathedral Square
Park
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Cathedral Square is a municipal park in Mobile, Alabama. It is bordered by the streets of North Claiborne, Dauphin, North Jackson, and Conti. Cathedral Square is situated 2,000 feet east of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mobile and Toulminville.
Mobile
Toulminville
Neighborhood
Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s. Toulminville is situated 3 miles northwest of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Prichard
Town
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Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Saraland, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile. Prichard is situated 3½ miles northwest of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.69054° or 30° 41′ 26″ northLongitude
-88.05159° or 88° 3′ 6″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
862HMWRX+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 358972279OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=methodistGeoNames ID
4060610Wikidata ID
Q5369016
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