Blank certificate of pastor's appointment for the A.M.E. Church

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This pre-printed unused certificate is for the appointment of a pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The form has text printed in black ink and dotted lines to fill in the name of the person, their place of appointment, the date, and the signature of the presiding bishop. A dark blue seal is printed in the lower left corner. The text and the seal are surrounded by a decorative printed border. The reverse is blank.

Catalog date

20th century

Recorded subjects

African American; African Methodist Episcopal; Methodist; Religion; The Black Church

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