Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic

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in Montgomery,

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. It is the oldest

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church congregation in the city, established in 1852. The current

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-style building was designed by Jim Alexander and was completed in 1918. It is the fourth building the congregation has erected at this location. Scenes from the 1982

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'' Sister, Sister'' were shot at the church. It was placed on the

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on March 3, 1976, and the

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on January 24, 1991.

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