St. James’ A. M. E. Church
St. James' A.M.E. Church is a historic church located at High and Court Streets in Newark, New Jersey. Built in 1850 by architect John Welch and dedicated in 1854, it was originally called the High Street Presbyterian Church until 1926, when it was briefly disbanded.Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Methodist
- Description: church in NJ, United States
- Also known as: “St James A.M.E. Church” and “St. James‘ A. M. E. Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prudential Center and St Nicholas Orthodox Church (Newark, New Jersey).
Prudential Center
Stadium
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League, the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League, and the men's basketball program of Seton Hall University. Prudential Center is situated 2,600 feet east of St. James’ A. M. E. Church.
St Nicholas Orthodox Church (Newark, New Jersey)
Church
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
St Nicholas Orthodox Church (Newark, New Jersey) is situated 550 feet north of St. James’ A. M. E. Church.
St. Mary’s Abbey Church
Church
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
St. Mary's Abbey Church is a historic Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Newark, located at 528 Martin Luther King Blvd and William St. in Newark, New Jersey. St. Mary’s Abbey Church is situated 850 feet north of St. James’ A. M. E. Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Teachers Village and Newark.
Teachers Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teachers Village is a neighborhood centered around Halsey Street in Newark, New Jersey. It is located in Downtown Newark in southwest quadrant of the Four Corners Historic District, south of Market Street in the Central Ward between the Prudential Center and Springfield/Belmont.
Newark
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newark is New Jersey's largest city and second largest in Metro New York. Although one of the great historic cities of the Northeast and the most culture-rich city in the state, Newark is often overlooked in favor of Goliath-like Manhattan and towns along the Hudson River, such as Jersey City and Hoboken.
the Neck
Village
The Ironbound is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a large working-class multi-ethnic community, covering about 4 square miles.
St. James’ A. M. E. Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Newark, Essex County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.73282° or 40° 43′ 58″ northLongitude
-74.18052° or 74° 10′ 50″ westOpen location code
87G7PRM9+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 416114288OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=methodistWikidata ID
Q7588387
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In Other Languages
“St. James’ A. M. E. Church” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jaime (Newark)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Jaime”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Israel Memorial AME church and Newark Arts High School.
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