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07/03/2004:

"AME bishop faces huge challenge in Africa"

She stood in the back of the jam-packed convention center, straining to see if she would be the first woman to be elected a bishop in the 200-plus-year history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

As the results were displayed on a video screen, a crescendo of cheers swept through the crowd before the Rev. Vashti Murphy McKenzie could view the vote totals. Yet well-wishers immediately rushed toward her, confirming her place in the history of the church, which was founded in 1787.
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