A.M.E. African Methodist Episcopal Church, Steward Chapel, Macon Georgia Built 1872
STEWARD CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH Macon Georgia
887 Forsyth St
Macon, GA 31201
STEWARD CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH Macon Georgia
887 Forsyth St
Macon, GA 31201
Church Phone Number
478-742-4922
A.M.E. African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Steward Chapel, Macon Georgia Historic marker
887 Forsyth St
Church name
- African: The AME Church was organized by people of African descent. The church was not founded in Africa, nor is it only for persons of African descent. The church is open to people of all races.
- Methodist: The church's roots are in the Methodist church. Members of St. George's Methodist Church left the congregation when faced with racial discrimination, but continued with the Methodist doctrine and the order of worship.
- Episcopal: The AME Church operates under an episcopal form of church government. The denomination leaders are bishops of the church. Episcopal, in this sense, refers to the form of government under which the church operates
