Philadelphia Movement” was organized, which contributed significantly to the present day Lay Activities of the UMC. 1952 June 17 - Birthplace of the Northeastern Jurisdictional Board of Lay Activities. 1959 November, 24 - First St. George's Banquet, honoring service in the building of our Lord's kingdom. 1971 March 29 - St. George's placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1993 January 20 - Ecumenical gathering of Philadelphia clergy at St. George's, where white clergy repented of the sin of racism in marginalizing Mother Bethel AME's founders before the black clergy of Philadelphia. 2009 October 25 - “The Great Gathering”: Mother Bethel AME and St. George's congregations gather for Sunday worship at St. George's for the first time since the historic walkout of 1787. References External links Digitized historical records from St. George's United Methodist Church (Philadelphia) History of Methodism in the United States Churches in Philadelphia Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia United Methodist churches in Pennsylvania Churches completed in 1769 History of Philadelphia Old City, Philadelphia 1767 establishments in Pennsylvania 18th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Religious organizations established in 1767 Methodist Episcopal churches in the United States