Abyssinian Baptist Church, New York City

Name: Abyssinian Baptist Church
Address: 132 W 138th St, New York City, 10030, United States
Telephone: +1 212-862-7474

#602 among attractions in New York City

Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites

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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, affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°48'60"N, 73°56'29"W

Address

132 W 138th StUpper Manhattan (Harlem)New York City 10030 United States

Contact

+1 212-862-7474

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Abyssinian Baptist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Apollo Theater, Nick's, Bronx Terminal Market, Madison Avenue Bridge.

0.6 miSW
Legendary Harlem performance hall
Apollo Theater, New York City
16 min walk • The Apollo Theater is a music hall at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
0.7 miN
Dancing, Nightlife
Nick's, New York City
18 min walk • Nick's is a tavern and jazz club located at the northwest corner of 10th Street and 7th Avenue in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan, New York City, which was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s.
0.7 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bronx Terminal Market, New York City
18 min walk • Bronx Terminal Market, formerly known as Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market, is a shopping mall along the Major Deegan Expressway in Concourse, Bronx, New York.
0.5 miE
Bridge
Madison Avenue Bridge, New York City
13 min walk • The Madison Avenue Bridge is a four-lane swing bridge crossing the Harlem River in New York City, connecting Madison Avenue in Manhattan with East 138th Street in the Bronx. It was designed by Alfred P.
~260 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, New York City
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0.7 miSW
Street
125th Street, New York City
18 min walk • 125th Street, co-named Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, is a two-way street that runs east–west in the New York City borough of Manhattan, from First Avenue on the east to Marginal Street, a service road for the Henry Hudson Parkway along the Hudson River in the west. It is often considered to be the "Main Street" of Harlem.
0.7 miN
Dancing, Nightlife
St. Nick's Pub, New York City
18 min walk • St. Nick's Jazz Pub located at 773 St. Nicholas Avenue, in New York City, in the area of Harlem known as Sugar Hill, Manhattan. It was one of the oldest continuous operating jazz club in Harlem specializing in Jazz and Blues. In the 30s it was known as Poosepahtuck.
0.5 miNE
Bridge
145th Street Bridge, New York City
14 min walk • The 145th Street Bridge is a four-lane swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City, connecting 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx.
~1670 ftNW
Church
St. Mark's United Methodist Church, New York City
9 min walk • Mount Calvary United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Harlem Village, Manhattan, New York City at 116 Edgecombe Avenue and 140th Street. The congregation occupies the former Lutheran church building of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement, which was established in 1896 and built in 1897 as a mission church of St.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City
17 min walk • The Studio Museum in Harlem is an American art museum devoted to the work of artists of African descent. The Museum’s galleries are currently closed in preparation for a building project that will replace the current building, located at 144 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
0.7 miNE
Museum
Bronx Children's Museum, New York City
20 min walk • The Bronx Children's Museum is a children's museum founded in 2005. Its future exhibition space is located in Mill Pond Park in the South Bronx, New York City. The space is currently under construction and not open to the public at this time.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Abyssinian Baptist Church open?

Abyssinian Baptist Church is open:

Monday 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 6 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Abyssinian Baptist Church?

Nearby attractions include Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, New York City (2 min walk), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York City (4 min walk), Harlem YMCA, New York City (4 min walk), St. Nicholas Historic District, New York City (4 min walk).

How to get to Abyssinian Baptist Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Abyssinian Baptist Church:

Metro

135th Street • Lines: 2, 3, A, B, C (9 min walk)
145th Street • Lines: 3 (9 min walk)

Bus

Malcolm X Boulevard & West 145th Street • Lines: M1 (10 min walk)
West 145th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard • Lines: Bx19 (10 min walk)

Train

Harlem–125th Street (21 min walk)
Yankees–East 153rd Street (22 min walk)