Bethel AME Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bethel AME Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bethel AME Church, now known as the Central Pennsylvania African American Museum, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 119 North 10th Street in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1837, and is a 2½-storey brick and stucco building with a gable roof. It was rebuilt about 1867–1869, and remodeled in 1889. It features a three-storey brick tower with a pyramidal roof topped by a finial. The church is known to have housed fugitive slaves and the congregation was active in the Underground Railroad. Note: This includes The church is now home to a museum dedicated to the history of African Americans in Central Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
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