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Follow on Google News | Bishop Richard Allen Film Participants To Attend Philadelphia Church's "Watch Party"Go behind the scenes of the new documentary at Mother Bethel on February 13th
By: Tyler Made Productions "Bishop Richard Allen Apostle of Freedom" was shot in Philadelphia with Philadelphia area actors, and extras who are members of both Mother Bethel AME Church (the congregation Bishop Allen started in 1794) and Historic St. George’s UMC (the church that Allen walked out of because of racial segregation) Mother Bethel is seeking sponsors for the February 13th online premiere. Potential sponsors can view a free clip of the film at: http://www.motherbethel.org/ For more information about the film call (215) 925-0616. Media inquiries call (609) 247-2632. About Bishop Richard Allen Born as a slave to Colonial Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, owner of the Cliveden Estate in Germantown, Allen later purchased his freedom from a Delaware slave owner who bought him as a child. He went on to distinguish himself as more than just a church leader. He hauled salt for the Continental Army during the American Revolution; he acted bravely in caring for the dying and burying the dead in the Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793; he and Absalom Jones were the holders of the first copyright by African Americans when they published their rebuttal to Matthew Carey's account of the Yellow Fever Outbreak; he was a successful entrepreneur, claiming George Washington's Executive Mansion on 6th and Market Streets as a customer of his chimney sweep business; he opened his doors to those fleeing slavery on what would become known as the Underground Railroad as an Abolitionist; Bishop Allen is most known for his bold act of independence against the racial and religious intolerance of his time when he walked out of the segregated pews at St. George's Methodist Church in the late 1700s. This act ultimately led to the establishment of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1816, which grew out of Mother Bethel and similar congregations in the northeast. This was America's first denomination established by African Americans and Allen became the first Bishop. # # # www.MotherBethel.org Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church is a National Historic Landmark. Founded in 1794 by Bishop Richard Allen, Mother Bethel sits on the longest, continuously owned land by African Americans in the United States. Sunday Worship: 8am & 11am Church School : 9:30am Overflow parking on Sunday's and for most special events at McCall Elementary School located at 325 South 7th Street across the street from the church. Lot is accessible from 7th Street, one half block north of Pine St. Bible Study: Tuesdays 7pm, Wednesdays 11am Richard Allen Museum Hours: Sunday After Service, Monday by Appointment, Tuesdays - Saturdays from 10am-3pm or by appointment Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, PhD, 52nd Pastor End
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