[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 130 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE 133RD ANNIVERSARY OF MOUNT ZION AFRICAN METHODIST 
                            EPISCOPAL CHURCH

 Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, I would like to congratulate and 
honor Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, 
for their 133rd anniversary. In 1882, Zion Presbyterian merged with the 
Central Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street, and a group from 
Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church purchased the Glebe Street 
property. They came together to organize a new congregation and named 
their church the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church. It was 
founded under the leadership of Rev. N.B. Sterrett, D.D. Rev. John 
Taylor is currently the pastor at Mount Zion A.M.E. Mount Zion A.M.E. 
Church has greatly influenced the community with faith, peace and 
prayer. Their honorable legacy will forever be appreciated. On 
September 13, 2015, the Mount Zion A.M.E. Church will celebrate 133 
years of remarkable worship. I acknowledge, with pleasure, the church's 
influence in Charleston, and therefore recognize their growth and 
success.

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