SENECA VILLAGE: Founders’ Day Celebration at Mother AME Zion Church

On Sunday, September 14, join the Central Park Conservancy for a music-filled service at the historic AME Zion Church in Harlem—the first Black church in New York City—to honor this significant anniversary (in collaboration with the James L. Varick Community Center, Inc.). Through the sermon, live music, and a conversation with historians, discover the communal roots of this thriving, predominantly African-American 19th-century community.

Service will begin at 11:00 AM, followed by a discussion between AME Zion Church leaders and a Seneca Village historian. Members of the Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History and the Envisioning Seneca Village team will also be present to answer questions about their research. Light refreshments will be available after service.