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A.M.E. Church Convenes in St. Louis

An estimated 20,000 delegates, clergy and visitors will converge on St. Louis, Mo., for the 48th Quadrennial Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, July 3-11.

The general conference is the major gathering of the 2 million-strong church, a preeminent African-American institution, which has roots stretching back to the late 1700s. The conference is expected to inject about $30 million into the local economy.
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