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Kent County, Maryland
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, in 1782 and grew up to be the founder of the first independent black Christian Church the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the A.U.M.P. Church
A.U.M.P. Church
The African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, usually called "the A.U.M.P. Church," is a Methodist Christian denomination and the oldest independent black denomination in the U.S...
in Wilmington,Delaware,which was a great success.The A.U.M.P. Church is still in existence.