African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cumberland, Maryland)

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African Methodist Episcopal Church
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African Methodist Episcopal Church, August 2010
African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cumberland, Maryland) is located in Maryland
African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cumberland, Maryland)
Location Decatur and Frederick Sts., Cumberland, Maryland
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Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1892 (1892)
NRHP Reference # 79001105[1]
Added to NRHP April 20, 1979

The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, was built in 1892 to replace a previous church which the congregation had outgrown. The congregation was founded in 1847 by a group of African-American Methodists who had previously worshiped from the balcony of the Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The first church was built in 1848, then rebuilt and enlarged in 1871 and again in 1875.

The church follows Methodist practice by placing Sunday school and meeting space on the street level, with the sanctuary above.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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