Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, colloquially known as Mother Emanuel, is a church in Charleston, South Carolina, founded in 1817. It is the oldest AME church in the United States; founded the previous year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, AME was the first independent black denomination in the nation.
- Church
- …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
- …is also known as “Emanuel A.M.E. Church”
- …stands 66 feet (20 metres) tall
- …has 3 floors
- …has a gabled roof
- Description: church in Charleston, South Carolina
- Address: 110 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
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Latitude
32.7875° or 32° 47′ 15″ north
Longitude
-79.93309° or 79° 55′ 59″ west
Open location code
8742Q3P8+XQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church” goes by many names.
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBavarian
以馬內利非裔衛理公會教堂Chinese
非洲裔循道聖公會以馬內利堂Chinese
الكنيسه الاسقفيه الميثوديه الافريقيه ايمانويلEgyptian Arabic
הכנסייה האפריקנית מתודיסטית אפיסקופלית עמנואלHebrew
エマニュエル・アフリカン・アメジスト・エピスコパル教会Japanese
エマニュエル・アフリカン・メソジスト監督教会Japanese
이매뉴얼 아프리칸 감리교회Korean
африканская методистская епископальная церковь ЭмануэльRussian
afriška metodistična episkopalna cerkev EmanuelSlovenian
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchSwedish
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