African Methodist Episcopal Church Commemorative Plaque in situ on Soho Street, 2016
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African Methodist Episcopal Church Commemorative Plaque in situ on Soho Street, 2016
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In 1816, Reverend Richard Allen, a former slave, founded the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in response to discrimination and exclusion experienced by Black churchgoers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. AME Church services began in Toronto in the 1830s, and the church moved frequently throughout the 19th century before settling here at 23 Soho Street in 1929.
In 1992, the congregation moved to 2029 Gerrard Street East. The church building at 23 Soho Street was demolished in 2001.
Marker lat / long: 43.649967, -79.393806 (WGS84)