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Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church

church-body

Also known as Clinton Chapel

Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church — church, appearing in the Charlotte record across 1 documented year(s).

In the record (2)

  1. 1865

    Clinton Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, founded in Charlotte's Third Ward in the immediate aftermath of emancipation, is regarded as the oldest Black church built in Charlotte.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Mecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestW.W. WardGeorge W. Clinton

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1865

    Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church was founded in 1865 by Northern AME Zion missionaries who moved into North Carolina alongside Union troops, becoming one of Charlotte's oldest independent Black congregations tied to the Brooklyn/Second Ward Black church network.

    Mecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestW.W. WardGeorge W. Clinton

    Source · checked 2026-08-13