Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans. Some of his most notable achievements are illustrated in a new mural unveiled ...

Radnor Township is hosting a wreath-laying ceremony Friday, Feb. 14, for AME Church founder Bishop Richard Allen, reports The Keystone. The ceremony, at Bishop Richard Allen Park, 227 Brook Street ...

A church in a historic New Jersey town was being restored for a theater company's use. Contractors found a letter from 1891 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - February is not only Black History Month, it’s also a time when African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Churches worldwide celebrate its founding father Richard Allen.

(WTVO) — A Rockford church celebrated its founding father, Richard Allen ... celebration recognizes not only Allen but the birth of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

He was a founding father,” Rosato said. “In starting the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Richard Allen said, ‘We want equality. We are going to move forward. We are going to create our ...