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Conceiving that a synoptical history of all the colored churches in the city of Philadelphia, would be of some interest to the reader, I have undertaken to insert in this work when each church was founded, the number of members at present, the size of each building, also the value of each, and a short account of any matter that may be of interest.

There are in the city 18 churches, to wit:—

This church is located in South Sixth Street, east side, between Lombard and Pine. It was founded in 1816 as an African M. E. Church by Richard Allen; it is a large brick edifice substantially built, plain, but neat; it is 62 feet wide, TO feet long, with a basement story divided into a lecture room, class rooms, and minister's study with a library attached. The church and lot upon which it stands, together with other property owned by the corporation, are at the lowest possible estimate, valued at $60,000; the audience room is very capacious, and for neatness is equalled but by few churches in the city; it is rated to seat about 2500 persons. The church is composed of 1100 communicant members. It has a Sabbath school containing 350 children, 2 superintendents, and 25 teachers (11 males and 14 females). This church was the first African Methodist Episcopal Church organized in the United States; its branches at present extend nearly over the whole Union. The aggregate membership is about 30,000. Rt. Rev. Richard Allen was the first bishop; since there have been five more ordained, to wit, Rt. Revds.