Central Jurisdiction Reunion

United Methodist Bishop Leontine Kelly preaches at the first reunion of the former Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church in College Park, Ga., in 2004. Kelly died at age 92 on June 28. UMNS FILE PHOTO BY MIKE DUBOSE

United Methodist Bishop Leontine Kelly preaches during evening worship at the first reunion of the former Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church in College Park, Ga. The jurisdiction was a racially segregated structure for black Methodists that existed from 1939 to 1968, when it was dissolved into the five current geographic jurisdictions of the United Methodist Church. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.
Photo number 04-365, 9/1/04. 

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