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To honor and recognize the leadership of Bishop Robert Vaughn Webster, Presiding Prelate of the Third Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on the occasion of his retirement.
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WHEREAS, Bishop Webster has served our community with fifty-six years of ministry to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, beginning in his home state of Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Webster was elected and consecrated the 110th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1992; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Webster has financially supported each of the overseas Episcopal Districts during the last four years, giving scholarships to A.M.E. students attending seminary and paid tuition for overseas students to matriculate in universities in the U.S.; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Webster has built churches in Africa where educational buildings were used for primary and secondary schools, rebuilt churches destroyed by hurricanes in the Dominican Republic, and purchased the Third District headquarters building in Columbus, Ohio for administrative purposes and outreach concerns; and
WHEREAS, "A Legacy Remembered" was chosen as the theme of this celebration because of the lives and ministries that Bishop Webster has impacted both in the United States and on the Continent of Africa; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we honor Bishop Robert Vaughn Webster and celebrate "A Legacy Remembered," on the occasion of his retirement.