We got three at 8 AM. First they said that there was a service at nine, we waited until 930 and then they told us that wasn't any service for white people at that time, only at 11. I argued that they told us about the 9 service themselves and that it was specified in their website also. The doorman... More

After waiting in the freezing cold 1.5 hours and getting shouted at by the ushers we got into the church. The singing was out of the world BUT my daughters bad knee was by this time beginning to seize up, the service was coming to a close and we decided to discreetly leave. We were seized upon by two very... More

I grew up in NJ and did all the NYC stuff my whole life... but how did I miss this? During a recent girls weekend my friend, who lives in Harlem, suggested a visit to the Abyssinian Baptist Church for a Sunday morning activity. This was a surprise suggestion coming from my secular Jewish girlfriend! I jumped at the chance...... More

If you want to see a Gospel Show, don't go there! That`s a Church and that will be only a normal ceremony to them. A worship of God. The Entrance is Free but subject to seat availability. The Lines (for tourists) are huge, there´s another "line" for locals that is empty, and you can not entered there without their authorization.... More

I recently moved to Harlem and was looking for a home church and decided to go here based on a recommendation from a friend, the reviews and history of the church. I went to the service and I enjoyed the message from the Pastor as well as the singing from the choir. I felt at home and will definitely go... More

nice stop in Harlem if you have the time and are there when the church is open.

When we arrived at the church at just after 10am for the 11am service the queue had reached the end of the block. Ushers made it clear that if people really only wanted to hear the gospel music, then they should go to other places nearby. Once inside the church you were expected to stay for the entire service, until... More

We arrived at 10am for the 11am service, found a long line and then started to wait, at about 1045 we were told that 250 people would get in, luckily we were in that number, at about 1115 they lowered that number to 150, finally just before 12 they allowed 50 people in and the rest left VERY disappointed. I... More

We arrived at the church 2 hours before the 1100 am service and found a line winding around the block. Told we would not gain entrance, we went to the Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church which was built in 1796. It was just around the corner. They also had Gospel singers and it was a great service going for... More