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Abyssinian Baptist Church

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Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Phone:
+1 212-862-7474

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday10am - 6pm
Tuesday10am - 6pm
Wednesday10am - 6pm
Thursday10am - 6pm
Friday10am - 6pm
SaturdayClosed


The Abyssinian Baptist Church, located at 132 West 138th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1922–23 and was designed by Charles W. Bolton & Son in Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival styles – it has also been described as Collegiate Gothic. It features stained glass windows and marble furnishings. Prominent ministers of the church have included Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Over the years, the church has served as a place for African American spirituality, politics and community. The Abyssinian Baptist Church congregation traces its history to 1809, when seamen from the Ethiopian Empire helped lead a protest against segregated church seating. It worshiped in several places before building the present church structure. The church and its associated community house were designated a New York City Landmark on July 13, 1993.
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