Tanner Chapel Ame Church

Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is located at 20 S 8th St in Phoenix and has been in the business of Methodist Church since 1886.

History The African Methodist Episcopal Church was the first black denomination organized in North America. It was founded as the Free African Society in 1787 when a group of slaves and free persons were led out of St. Georges Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia by Richard Allen in opposition to segregation. African Methodist Episcopal Church Membership is open to every race and color....