A Guide to the Records of the African Methodist Church, 1842-1856
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 29799f
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Preferred Citation
African Methodist Church Records, 1842-1856. Accession 29799f. Church Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Loaned for duplication by Monumental Methodist Church, Portsmouth, Virginia, 14 January 1964
Biographical/Historical Information
Organized in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1843 by African-American members of the Dinwiddie Street Methodist Church who wanted their own church.
Scope and Content Information
The Quarterly Conference Minutes, 27 December 1842-31 December 1856, of the Monumental Methodist Church, Portsmouth, Virginia (previously known as the Dinwiddie Street Methodist Church), includes reports from the African Methodist Church.