Religion Roundup
A.M.E. Church to Hold Convention in St. Louis
The Associated Press
April 30, 2008
ST. LOUIS - The African Methodist Episcopal Church will hold its convention in St. Louis this summer despite boycott pleas by black residents unhappy with the city's white mayor.
The convention is expected to attract more than 40,000 delegates, church leaders and visitors.
The A.M.E. Church, which claims 2 million members in three dozen countries, meets every four years to enact laws, assign bishops, and review policies on social justice issues.
City Hall couldn't be happier with the church's decision. Mayor Francis Slay, flanked by a dozen A.M.E. leaders at a news conference to announce the convention, is the target of a recall effort by black residents who objected to last year's dismissal of the city's first black fire chief.
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