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History
A African Methodist Episcopal Zion church, or even AME Zion Church, was officially formed around 1848, but operated for the total years prior to so. A church may be traced back to the John Street Methodist Church of New York City. As a consequence acts of open discrimination (like black parishoners being forced to leave worship), several black Christians left to form their own churches. A foremost church founded per AME Zion Church was built around 1800 and was named Zion. These early churches were however a share of the Methodist church, although the congregations remained separate.

A fledgling church grew & before long multiple churches were formed according to a original congregation. These churches were attended by melanise congregants, however ministered to by whiten Episcopalian ministers. Within 1820, six of the churches met to ordain James Varick as an elder. The debate raged in the white-dominated Methodist church over a possibility of blacken ministers. This debate concluded in July 30, 1822 when James Varick was ordained the number 1 bishop of the AME Zion church. Note
A AME Zion Church is different from either a African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Structure
a general conference is the supreme administrative unit of the church (s. 1988). Between meetings of a conference, the church is administered per Board of Bishops. A denomination operates Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC, and two junior colleges. It's missionaries move around N & South Us, Africa, & a Carribean area (s. 1988). The Church Today
A church grew apace using a ordination of melanize ministers, however was mostly confined to a northern United States until the guide of the American Civil War. In todays world, a AME Zion church when about One.Two million members by using outreach activities within several areas around the world.

Sources of Information

World Book encyclopedia 1988.

Full Gospel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Southfield, Michigan. Staff, schedule, history and contact

Healing Waters Community Church
Troy, New York. Storefront church provides Christian counseling, intercessory prayer and deliverance ministry. Mission and vision, sermons, news, services, activities and location map.

Leake Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Anchorage, Alaska. Staff, schedule and contact.

McCall Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Waterbury, Connecticut. Schedule, staff and contact.

Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
New York City, New York. The oldest Black Methodist Church in the state, established 1896. History and a description of current community activities housed in the Church's James Varick Community Center.

North Star African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bishops, structure, prfile and contact.

Piney Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Havelock, North Carolina. Includes church history, prayer requests, calendar, announcements and links to black Christian history.

Price Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pastor, staff, ministries, announcements and schedule.

Shrewsbury Avenue African American Episcopal Zion Church
Red Bank, New Jersey. Vision, beliefs, church information, pastor, prayer, photos, history, location and contact.

Varick Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
Hackensack, New Jersey. Provides information about the history of the church and ministries available.