Advocacy
Bethel AME Church
Bethel AME Church, Pittsburgh's oldest Black congregation, was demolished by the URA in 1957 after 149 years on the Lower Hill. The congregation rebuilt at Webster and Morgan avenues and in April 2023 reclaimed 1.5 acres of original Lower Hill land from the Pittsburgh Penguins, establishing the first reparative land-return precedent in the atlas.
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Founded
- 1808
- Website
- https://bethel-pittsburgh.com
Bethel AME Church’s April 2023 recovery of 1.5 acres from the Penguins, through direct negotiation backed by a documented reparations claim, is the first land-return victory in the atlas and provides a concrete template for communities whose land was taken by urban renewal clearance.
Cited in
- Lower Hill Districtpittsburgh