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To honor and congratulate Mt. Vernon A.M.E. Church as they host the 173rd session of the Ohio Annual Conference on October 6-12, 2003.
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WHEREAS, Columbus City Council joins Mt. Vernon A.M.E. Church, pastored by the Rev. Dr. William S. Wheatley, in welcoming Bishop Robert V. Webster, Ms. Carole Webster and delegates of the Ohio Annual conference to the City of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, Mt. Vernon A.M.E. has a long standing history of bringing the community together with its leadership and advocating for changes that ensure our citizens' most basic needs are being met; and,
WHEREAS, Mt. Vernon A.M.E. has been a guiding light in our community and has exemplified The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, environmental, physical and emotional needs of all people by spreading Christ's liberating gospel through word and deed; and,
WHEREAS, Mt. Vernon A.M.E. has been committed to carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the A.M.E. Church evolved; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and congratulate Mt. Vernon A.M.E. Church, our friendly church on the corner, as they host the 173rd session of the Ohio Annual Conference on October 6-12, 2003.