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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Luis Andres Henao

Takeaways from AP's report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches

Philadelphia-Two Historic Churches - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The two historic churches are less than a mile apart in Philadelphia. Christ Church is where some of the Founding Fathers worshipped, and where colonial America made its break with the Church of England. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is located on the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by Black Americans.

Generations after their birth in this nation first envisioned in Philadelphia, both churches continue to serve as the spiritual home for hundreds in the city.

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