For A Great And Grand Purpose
Subtitle: The Beginnings Of The AMEZ Church In Florida, 1864-1905 (History of African-American Religions)
Contributors: Stephen Ward Angell (Foreword)
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: October 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780813027784
Subjects: Methodist Churches; United States - State & Local - South; Church history; African Methodist Episcopal Ch; Religion - Church History; Religion; Florida; Christianity - History - General; 19th century; African Methodist Episcopal Church; History
Description: "This history of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church in Florida tells how dedicated members of one of the oldest and most prominent black religious institutions created a forceful presence within the African-American community - against innumerable odds and constant challenges."--BOOK JACKET.