A congregation born in 1808-09 when Ethiopian seamen led a walk-out against segregated pews, later led by Adam Clayton Powell Sr. and Jr.; its 1922-23 Gothic Revival church has been a center of Black spiritual and political life in Harlem for a century. Visitors come for the Sunday service in the African American Baptist tradition, with Scripture, prayer and a sermon.
- Address
- 132 W 138th St (Odell Clark Place), New York, NY 10030
- Hours
- Sunday worship 10:00 (doors 09:00); service lasts about two hours
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 2 h
- Price
- Free (worship service)
- Price level
- $
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Arrive by 09:30 for a seat in the sanctuary; when it is full, visitors are seated in the Vestry overflow and watch on screens.
- No formal dress code, but members wear business casual or Sunday clothes; visitors join as worshippers, so plan for the full two hours.
- 2 or 3 train to 135 St.