[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1255 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1255

    Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Christian Methodist 
                           Episcopal Church.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2020

 Mrs. Hayes submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Christian Methodist 
                           Episcopal Church.

Whereas composed primarily of African Americans, the Christian Methodist 
        Episcopal Church is a branch of Wesleyan Methodism founded and organized 
        by John Wesley in England in 1844 and established in America as the 
        Methodist Episcopal Church in 1784;
Whereas the CME Church was founded on December 16, 1870, by 41 ex-slaves in 
        Jackson, Tennessee;
Whereas the first Bishop of the CME Church was Bishop William Miles;
Whereas the CME Church has more than 1,200,000 members across the United States, 
        and has missions and sister churches in Haiti, Jamaica, and 14 African 
        nations;
Whereas the CME Church is governed by three branches, the Executive 
        (Episcopacy), the Legislative (General Conference), and the Judiciary 
        (Judicial Council);
Whereas the official logo or symbol of the CME Church was originally authorized 
        by Bishop B. Julian Smith for the Centennial General Conference held in 
        Memphis in 1970, and was officially adopted by the General Conference in 
        1974, as the denomination's connectional marker;
Whereas the logo was designed by Will E. Chambers and shows the place of the CME 
        Church in the rapidly changing urbanized society and its relation to 
        God's people;
Whereas there are four CME Church-related colleges, including--

    (1) Lane College (Jackson, TN);

    (2) Miles College (Birmingham, AL);

    (3) Paine College (Augusta, GA); and

    (4) Texas College (Tyler, TX);

Whereas there is additionally a CME Church-sponsored seminary, the Phillips 
        School of Theology, which is an affiliate member of the 
        Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, GA); and
Whereas the motto of the 150th anniversary of the CME Church is ``We are thy 
        servants, still.'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives celebrates the 150th 
anniversary of the founding of the Christian Methodist Episcopal 
Church.
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