AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ORLANDO EAST The AME Church was founded by freed slaves in 1794 in Philadelphia, America, and the civil rights movement saw its rapid development. The denomination came to South Africa in 1896, asserting the right of black people to lead their own church. This building dates from 1939, when the foundation stone was laid by Right Rev. Bishop Wright. Well-buttressed with a tower, it is a landmark in the neighbourhood.