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To Recognize and Celebrate Pastor Lance E. Humphrey’s Return to the Pulpit on May 19, 2019, for his 16th Pastoral Anniversary
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WHEREAS, Elder Lance E. Humphrey is the Senior Pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church and has been serving in that capacity since being called on April 4, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Humphrey was ordained as a minister on August 2, 1998, at Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church, under Bishop Jerome Ross; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Humphrey’s wife, Minister of Music Nichole Humphrey, and daughter, Alexa Nichole Humphrey, share an important role in the ministry; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Pastor Humphrey, the church has grown from 35 members to more than 900 thanks in part to a successful building campaign that resulted in the construction of a new church in 2008; and
WHEREAS, through his ministry and leadership of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church congregation, Pastor Humphrey contributes to the vibrancy and betterment of the City of Columbus, its neighborhoods, and its residents; and
WHEREAS, in the winter of 2019, Pastor Humphrey was involved in a serious head-on car collision which resulted in serious injury that required substantial medical attention and prevented him from serving in his capacity as Senior Pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, on Sunday, May 19, 2019, Pastor Humphrey will return to the pulpit at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church for the first time since the accident, an occasion to celebrate his recovery, health, contributions to the community, and ongoing ministry; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate Pastor Lance E. Humphrey’s return to the pulpit on May 19, 2019, for his 16th Pastoral Anniversary.