Born a slave, Bishop Peter Spencer was the father of Delaware’s independent Black church movement. In 1813, he founded the Union Church of Africans, presently known as the African Union Methodist Protestant Church. The mother AUMP church stood on this site from 1813 to 1970. The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (UAME), formally organized in 1865, traces its origins to Spencer. He was also the founder of “August Quarterly” in 1813, one of the oldest Black folk festivals in America.
Installed in 1988. Replaced in 2022.
The State of Delaware Historical Markers Program, 2022
Peter Spencer Plaza, 800 North French Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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