Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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.
- Church
- …lies at an elevation of 26 feet (8 metres)
- …is also known as “Mother Zion”
- …stands 74 feet (23 metres) tall
- Description: church building in Manhattan, New York City
- Address: 140 West 137th Street, 10030
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Abyssinian Baptist Church.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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Places in the Area
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Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
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Latitude
40.81595° or 40° 48′ 57″ north
Longitude
-73.94182° or 73° 56′ 31″ west
Open location code
87G8R385+97
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church” goes by many names.
- French: “Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Madre Africana Metodista Episcopal de Sion”
- Spanish: “Madre Sion”
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