7 Mainline Churches

Question 1

AME

Answer 1

African Methodist Episcopal

Question 2

When was the AME church established?

Answer 2

1801 (when it split from the Methodist Church); In 1796, Peter Williams, James Varick, Christopher Rush, and other African Americans of the John Street Methodist Church, a white church in NYC, began holding separate meetings.

Question 3

What is the current membership of the AME church?

Answer 3

~3.5 million (throughout the US, the Carribean, and African countries)

Question 4

AMEZ

Answer 4

American Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Question 5

When was the AMEZ church established?

Answer 5

1821 in New York (after splitting from the Methodist church)

Question 6

How many members does the AMEZ church have?

Answer 6

~1.2 million (throughout the US, Carribean, and African countriest)

Question 7

CME

Answer 7

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Question 8

When was the CME church established?

Answer 8

1970 (organized by 41 ex-slaves in 1970 in Jackson, TN)

Question 9

What are the three major African American denominations that derived from the Wesleyan tradition in America?

Answer 9

AME, AMEZ, and CME

Question 10

How many churches does the CME church have?

Answer 10

> 3000 throughout the US, West Africa, Haiti, and Jamaica)

Question 11

What is the worldwide membership count of the CME church?

Answer 11

~800,000

Question 12

COGIC

Answer 12

Chuch of God in Christ

Question 13

When was the COGIC church established?

Answer 13

1907 (early twentieth century)

Question 14

How many members does the COGIC church have?

Answer 14

~5.5 million

Question 15

How many predominately Black Baptist conventions are there?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

What are the three predominately Black Baptist conventions?

Answer 16

National Baptist Convention of America (NBCA), National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (NBC), and the Progressive National Baptist Association (PNBA)

Question 17

UMC

Answer 17

United Methodist Church