Bishop McKenzie to speak at EMU

Michigan Chronicle, January, 2005

Michigan Chronicle 01-04-2005 Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, the first female bishop elected in the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), will be the keynote speaker at Eastern Michigan University's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Monday, Jan. 17., speaking at the President's Luncheon at noon at the Ypsilanti Marriott at Eagle Crest. McKenzie was elected bishop of the 18th District, which includes 200 churches and 10,000 members in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland in southeast African.

This year, she became president of the Council of Bishops. For more information, call (734) 487-2282. Article copyright Michigan Chronicle Publishing Company, Inc. V.68;