St. Louis, MO

Washington Metropolitan AME Zion Church was organized in 1865. It began with house to house prayer meetings led by the first known Pastor, Rev. Gary Matthews. Later, in 1865 the prayer group moved into it’s first building located at Fourteenth and Market Streets, St. Louis, MO.
The choir loft is situated directly behind the pulpit. For many years, Cathedral Choir has produced celestial sounds in the form of anthems, hymns and canticles and the acoustics of the church are the finest of any cathedral in the area.