<I>Constitution of the Lay Organization of the California Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church</I>
date: label: Date
content: after 1990
name: label: Created by
content: African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
label: Subject of
content: Bethel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1852
notes: label: Description
content: Document of the "Constitution of the Lay Organization" from the California Conference of the A.M.E. Church. The typed document has three (3) sheets of paper stapled together in the upper right corner. The black text is only printed on the front side of each page. The constitution begins with Article II which reads [The object and purpose of this organization is to organize and train the lay members....] before stating objectives a-h. The second page has a history of Bethel A.M.E. Church lay organization from 1941-1990. Committee members are listed on the last page. There is an inscription [554 B] on the reverse. The papers have a crease in the middle from being folded.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.40.17.2
objectType: label: Type
content: constitutions
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)