Thomas Paul was a Baptist minister. In 1805, he became the first pastor for the First African Baptist Church, currently known as the African Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts. He later helped fou
Portrait of Thomas Paul, by Thomas Badger, ca.1825
African Meeting House, also known as the First African Baptist Church, founded by Thomas Paul and his congregation.
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The Abyssinian Baptist Church is a Baptist megachurch located at 132 West 138th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City
Thomas Paul (Baptist minister)
…the first pastor for the First African Baptist Church, currently known as the African Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts. He later helped found the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. An abolitionist, he was a leader in the black community and was an active missionary in Haiti. Paul was born in the town of Exeter…
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