COMMUNITY GATHERS FOR EMANCIPATION DAY SERVICE
Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr. David Green, Senior Pastor, was the site of the 2016 Emancipation Day Service on New Year’s Day. The service was hosted by the Tampa Bay Coalition of Clergy. The guest speaker was Bishop A. J. Richardson, Bishop of the 11th Episcopal District of the AME Church. His message was from Amos 5:23, 24. From left to right are: Florida State Representative Ed Narain, Bishop Thomas Scott, President, Tampa Bay Coalition of Clergy; Mrs. Connie Speights Richardson, Bishop A. J. Richardson, State Senator Arthenia Joyner; Consultant Evelyn Williams and Rev. J. O. Williams. (Photograph by Lomax McIntyre)
