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African Americans are a vital part of the tapestry of The United Methodist Church and have played important roles in the development of the denomination in the United States.
Explore this section to learn about African American bishops, pastors, preachers, missionaries and members from yesterday and today.
Kosh is helping build a pipeline of transformational leaders modeled after the support he received from The General Board of Higher Education.
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The Rev. Delores (Dee) Williamston, the first Black woman elected as bishop in The UMC's South Central Jurisdiction, is a grandmother who discovered her call to ministry at a skating rink while supervising a group of 50 kids from her local church.
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