That denomination was founded by Peter Spencer, a freed slave, in Wilmington, Delaware in 1813.
[3] In the early 19th century, some African Americans had founded independent denominations in order to have full authority in their own churches.
After the American Civil War, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in the South as a black congregation.
Before the American Civil War, the Methodist Episcopal Church had split into Northern and Southern denominations, dividing over the Northern churches' opposition to slavery.
[3] These five denominations agreed to "recognize each other’s churches, share sacraments, and affirm their clergy and ministries.