An edition of Witness (2013)
Witness
two hundred years of African-American faith and practice at the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem, New York
By Genna Rae McNeil
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language
eng
Pages
708
Description:
"This detailed history of the famous Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York City, begins with its organization in 1809 and continues through its relocations, its famous senior pastors, and its many crises and triumphs, up to the present. Considered the largest Protestant congregation in the United States during the pre-megachurch 1930s, this church plays a very important part in the history of New York City." -- Publisher's website.
subjects: History, Church history, Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.)
Places: New York (N.Y.)