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IL SR0193
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/27/2019
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Van Pelt
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AI Summary
- Declares African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Day at the Illinois Capitol on March 27, 2019
- Welcomes AME Church leaders and congregants from the Fourth Episcopal District to the Capitol
- Acknowledges the AME Church's founding in 1787 by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones through the Free African Society in Philadelphia following racial discrimination at St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church
- Notes the AME Church currently operates in 20 Episcopal Districts across 44 countries on five continents with 21 active bishops, including Reverend John Franklin White as the 130th Bishop overseeing the Fourth District covering Canada and six U.S. states
- Expresses the Senate's support for the AME Church's continued mission to minister to the social, spiritual, and physical development of all people
Legislative Description
AME DAY
Last Action
Resolution Adopted
3/27/2019
Committee Referrals
State Government3/12/2019
Assignments3/5/2019
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