African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

For the Church of Zion in South Africa, see Zion Christian Church. For the first independent Protestant denomination to be founded by black people, see African Methodist Episcopal Church.
"AMEZ" redirects here. For the village in Lebanon, see Qahmez.

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationMainline Methodist
TheologyWesleyan-Arminian
PolityConnexionalism
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina
Origin1821; 203 years ago (1821)
New York, New York
Separated fromMethodist Episcopal Church
Members1.4 million+

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or the AME Zion Church (AMEZ) is a historically African-American Christian denomination based in the United States. It was officially formed in 1821 in New York City, but operated for a number of years before then. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology.[1]

  1. ^ The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. 2012. ISBN 978-1-4969-5704-7.