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The Abyssinian Baptist Church, located at 132 West 138th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1922-23 and was designed by Charles W. Bolton & Son in Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival styles – it has also been described as "Collegiate Gothic".〔, p.543〕 It features stained glass windows and marble furnishings The church is noted for its ministers, including Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.〔, p.204〕〔 Over the years, the church has served as a place for African American spirituality, politics and community. The church and its associated community house were designated a New York City Landmark on July 13, 1993.〔Moore, Christopher and Dolkart, Andrew S. ("Abyssinian Baptist Church and Community House Designation Report" ) New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (July 13, 1993)〕 == History == The congregation began after an incident in 1808,〔 when visiting free Ethiopian seamen and allied African-American parishioners left the First Baptist Church in protest over being restricted to racially segregated seating.〔 p.6〕 They named their new congregation the Abyssinian Baptist Church after the historic name of Ethiopia.〔''The Manhattan African-American History & Culture Guide'', Museum of the City of New York〕 Founded in 1809, it was the third oldest Baptist church in America.〔 The congregation worshiped at a number of places: first at 44 Anthony (Worth) Street, then in 1856, at 166 Waverly Place. In 1902 they moved uptown with the movement of the African American population, to 242 West 40th Street, and from there to a tent pitched next to Marcus Garvey's Liberty Hall in Harlem, where the size of the congregation increased dramatically thanks to the preaching of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr., who had become the pastor in 1908.〔 The church purchased property on the same street for a new sanctuary, 〔 paid for by tithes and offerings. By 1930, the church had 13,000 members, making it the largest African-American church in New York City, and the largest Baptist congregation in the world.〔 Powell handed the reins of the church to his son Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. in 1937. Powell became the first black Congressman from New York City, and served 14 terms in the United States House of Representatives.〔〔 Powell's "charisma, power, and notoriety", as well as his "spellbinding" preaching〔 were the driving force behind the church's significant influence in the African American community at the time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abyssinian Baptist Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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