About Mount Zion Ame Church
Mount Zion Ame Church is a African Methodist Episcopal church located at 5 GLEBE STREET, Charleston, SC, 29401. You can reach Mount Zion Ame Church at +18437228118.
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mount Zion Cemetery
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mount Zion Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery located at 172 Garwin Road in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, United States. The church was a stop on the Greenwich Line of the Underground Railroad through South Jersey operated by Harriet Tubman for 10 years. The church provided supplies and shelter to runaway slaves on their way to Canada from the South. The church and cemetery were part of the early 19th-century free negro settlement sponsored by Quakers known as Small Gloucester.
Where is Mount Zion Ame Church located?
Mount Zion Ame Church is located at 5 GLEBE STREET, Charleston, SC, 29401. The building sits at coordinates 32.78217, -79.93700, placing it in Charleston, SC 29401.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
The neighborhood around Mount Zion Ame Church
The ZIP code 29401 area around Mount Zion Ame Church is home to 8,895 residents with a median household income of $80,886 and a median age of 42.4 years, according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.
What to expect at a service at Mount Zion Ame Church
Methodists worship with a blend of structured liturgy and heartfelt singing — a Wesleyan inheritance.
- Service length is about an hour. Expect hymn singing, readings, prayers, a sermon, and often Holy Communion.
- Communion is an "open table" — anyone seeking Christ is welcome to receive.
- Dress is casual to business-casual.
Generalized notes for first-time visitors. Individual churches vary — when in doubt, ask a greeter at the door.
Questions and answers about Mount Zion Ame Church
- What denomination is Mount Zion Ame Church?
- This church is part of the African Methodist Episcopal tradition.
- Where is Mount Zion Ame Church located?
- Mount Zion Ame Church is located at 5 GLEBE STREET, Charleston, SC, 29401.
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