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Bethel AME Church, Amityville

By 1843, the Amityville Bethel AME Church included an auditorium for the Sunday School, stained-glass windows, and a steeple. The congregation grew over the years and in the 1960s, the church moved to a new, larger building at its current location in Copiague.

Source: Amityville Historical Society


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