A.M.E. Zion Historical Society

A.M.E. ZION HISTORICAL SOCIETY

                 The 45th General Conference directs that the purpose of the A.M.E. Zion Historical Society shall be to gather, preserve, hold title to, and disseminate materials on the history of the A.M.E. Zion Church and its antecedents.  It shall cooperate with other bodies, especially the World Methodist Historical Society and the World Methodist Council of Churches.  It shall do any and all things necessary to promote and care for the historical interests of the A.M.E. Zion Church.  It shall maintain archives and libraries in which shall be preserved historical records and materials of every kind related to the A.M.E. Zion Church.  It shall provide guidance for the creation and preservation of archives and records at all levels of the A.M.E. Zion Church.

                 Heritage Hall is the repository for the records of Livingstone College, The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and some papers from Hood Theological Seminary. The building was donated to Livingstone College by Bishop William Jacob Walls and his wife and was dedicated in 1969.  It contains special documents, books, newspapers, and artifacts depicting some of the struggles of Black Americans, also the history of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and Livingstone College.

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC RELATIONS and HISTORICAL SOCIETY ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Members

Mrs. Marie P. Tann

Mrs. Freida Moss

Rev. Kenneth Egbujor

Mr. Alton Brooks

Rev. Kenneth Brooks

Mrs. Ethel Campbell

Mrs. Patricia Hunter

Rev. Dr. Gregory r. Smith

Mr. Joseph Borwn

Mr. Theodore Shaw

Rev. Vernell G. Lewis

Mr. Daniel T. Brown

Bishop George E. Battle, Jr.

2nd Vice Chairman