[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14086]
[From the U.S. 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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