Witness
Subtitle: two hundred years of African-American faith and practice at the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem, New York
By: Genna Rae McNeil, Houston Bryan Roberson, Quinton Hosford Dixie, Kevin McGruder
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 708
ISBN-13: 9780802863416
Subjects: History; Church history; Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.)
Description: "This detailed history of the famous Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York City, begins with its organization in 1809 and continues through its relocations, its famous senior pastors, and its many crises and triumphs, up to the present. Considered the largest Protestant congregation in the United States during the pre-megachurch 1930s, this church plays a very important part in the history of New York City." -- Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.