| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
| Location: | 805 Monroe St., Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Coordinates: | 32.3546°N -90.8787°W |
| Built: | 1912 |
| Architecture: | Romanesque |
| Added: | July 30, 1992 |
| Refnum: | 92000858 |
| Designated Other1: | Mississippi |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 149-VKS-4135.2-NR-ML |
| Designated Other1 Date: | November 10, 2005 |
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church located at 805 Monroe Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1992; and is listed as a Mississippi Landmark since November 10, 1992.[1]
The church's congregation was established in 1864, making it the first A.M.E. church in the state. Its first church was a preexisting church building built in 1828; this was demolished to make way for the present building, which was completed in 1912. The church has a Romanesque Revival design with an auditorium plan, a common style for church buildings built in Mississippi at the time. The building features a four-story tower on the north side topped by a crenellated pyramid roof, stained glass rose windows on three sides, and a cross gabled roof with a corbelled parapet.[2]