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Historic Bethel A. M. E. Church is the oldest Black institution in the City of Buffalo. Organized in 1831, the Church has a proud history beginning with its original site being a station on the Underground Railroad to producing numerous leaders in all aspects of life in the City of Buffalo. Bethel is a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church which is the oldest and largest of African American Methodist denominations, and is a connectional Church. The MFRHC currently houses 45 boxes of material that has been converted to microfilm for preservation.

Click here for an index of the microfilmed contents houses at thre MFRHC.

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