Bishop Calls All Communities of Faith for Prayer Vigil
By Contact: D. Lavel Crawford, Sr., Pastor, Avery Chapel A.M.E. Church | June 19, 2015
Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr., Presiding Bishop of the 12th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is calling all Communities of Faith to gather with the members of the AME Church for a Prayer Vigil this Sunday, June 21st at 6:00 PM. Location: Avery Chapel AME Church, 1425 N. Kelham Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Reverend D. Lavel Crawford, Pastor. The entire Community of Faith will stand together in Prayer and Solidarity to remember and respond to the heinous and senseless killings of nine of Mother Emanuel AME Church members, including their Pastor, the Reverend Clementa Pinckney of Charleston, SC. This is a sad and tragic time for every Community of Faith and America in general. We stand together!
About Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.
Bishop Green is the Presiding Bishop of the 12th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The 12th Episcopal District includes Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Mission of the A.M.E. Church has more than 2.5 million members in over 6,000 congregations in 20 Episcopal Districts. Bishop Green has a special interest in reaching out to the youth in a way that allows them to express themselves and offers them a refuge within the church from negative influences, and has worked hard to gain accreditation status for the A.M.E. Church’s college, Shorter College.
