Recent Changes for "Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church" - Rochester Wikihttps://rocwiki.org/Memorial_A._M._E._Zion_ChurchRecent Changes of the page "Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church" on Rochester Wiki.en-us https://rocwiki.org/Memorial_A._M._E._Zion_Churchhttps://rocwiki.org/Memorial_A._M._E._Zion_Church?action=diff&version1=2&version2=3&ts=1700142552Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church2023-11-16T13:49:12ZRichardGeislerfixed orphaned page w/redirect <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 8: </td> <td> Line 8: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church''' has the distinction of being the oldest operating Black ["Churches" church] in the city of Rochester, having been founded in 1827 as the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Their first building, erected in 1833 on Favor Street, served as the meeting grounds for notable abolitionists such as ["Frederick Douglass"] and commanded national significance; its basement was the original home of Douglass' ["North Star"] newspaper. In 1907 the original structure was replaced on the same site by a new building (which still stands) incorporating a number of memorial windows honoring Douglass, ["Susan B. Anthony"], and Harriet Tubman among others. At that time "Memorial" was added to the name of the church. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church''' has the distinction of being the oldest operating Black ["Churches" church] in the city of Rochester, having been founded in 1827 as the <span>["</span>African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church<span>"]</span>. Their first building, erected in 1833 on Favor Street, served as the meeting grounds for notable abolitionists such as ["Frederick Douglass"] and commanded national significance; its basement was the original home of Douglass' ["North Star"] newspaper. In 1907 the original structure was replaced on the same site by a new building (which still stands) incorporating a number of memorial windows honoring Douglass, ["Susan B. Anthony"], and Harriet Tubman among others. At that time "Memorial" was added to the name of the church. </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Memorial_A._M._E._Zion_Churchhttps://rocwiki.org/Memorial_A._M._E._Zion_Church?action=diff&version1=1&version2=2&ts=1645233901Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church2022-02-19T01:25:01Zmarkjacksoncorrected date <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 8: </td> <td> Line 8: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church''' has the distinction of being the oldest operating Black ["Churches" church] in the city of Rochester, having been founded in 1827 as the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Their first building, erected in 1833 on Favor Street, served as the meeting grounds for notable abolitionists such as ["Frederick Douglass"] and commanded national significance; its basement was the original home of Douglass' ["North Star"] newspaper. In 1<span>8</span>7<span>9</span> the original structure was replaced on the same site by a new building (which still stands) incorporating a number of memorial windows honoring Douglass, ["Susan B. Anthony"], and Harriet Tubman among others. At that time "Memorial" was added to the name of the church. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church''' has the distinction of being the oldest operating Black ["Churches" church] in the city of Rochester, having been founded in 1827 as the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Their first building, erected in 1833 on Favor Street, served as the meeting grounds for notable abolitionists such as ["Frederick Douglass"] and commanded national significance; its basement was the original home of Douglass' ["North Star"] newspaper. In 1<span>90</span>7 the original structure was replaced on the same site by a new building (which still stands) incorporating a number of memorial windows honoring Douglass, ["Susan B. Anthony"], and Harriet Tubman among others. At that time "Memorial" was added to the name of the church. </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/Memorial_A._M._E._Zion_Churchhttps://rocwiki.org/Memorial_A._M._E._Zion_Church?action=diff&version1=0&version2=1&ts=1644496407Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church2022-02-10T12:33:27ZmarkjacksonRenamed from "African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church" (current name) <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Location'''||<br> + ||[[Address("549 Clarissa Street, Rochester NY 14608")]] ||<br> + ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Phone'''||<br> + ||585 546 5997||<br> + ||&lt;class="tablehead"&gt;'''Website'''||<br> + ||[https://www.memorialamezion.org]||<br> + <br> + '''Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church''' has the distinction of being the oldest operating Black ["Churches" church] in the city of Rochester, having been founded in 1827 as the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Their first building, erected in 1833 on Favor Street, served as the meeting grounds for notable abolitionists such as ["Frederick Douglass"] and commanded national significance; its basement was the original home of Douglass' ["North Star"] newspaper. In 1879 the original structure was replaced on the same site by a new building (which still stands) incorporating a number of memorial windows honoring Douglass, ["Susan B. Anthony"], and Harriet Tubman among others. At that time "Memorial" was added to the name of the church.<br> + <br> + The congregation moved to their modern building on Clarissa Street in 1975; the memorial windows to Anthony and Tubman can still be seen there.<br> + <br> + * [https://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v21_1959/v21i4.pdf Rochester History Vol. XXI: Lights and Shadows In Local Negro History]<br> + * [https://www.beyondthesanctuary.org/memorial-a-m-e-zion-church Beyond the Sanctuary - A Look Back in History]</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>