Explanation
Title
To honor and recognize the Mid-Year Convocation of 3rd Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Body
WHEREAS, the African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by a group of freed slaves under the leadership of Richard Allen; and
WHEREAS, the movement to organize the church was borne out of a need for opportunities for self-expression and fuller involvement in the service of the worship of God, and in society as a whole; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Richard Allen the founders of the church were successful in purchasing a blacksmith shop where they organized Bethel AME Church; and
WHEREAS, this Mid Year Convocation of the Third Episcopal District brings together the Lay and Missionary Leaders of Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, the 250 churches under the leadership of Bishop Robert Vaughn Webster have assembled to report their successes and progresses, and map new directions to reach the unchurched and to worship and fellowship together; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we honor and recognize the Third Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on the occasion of their Mid Year Convocation being held in the City of Columbus.