AME Church elects more women bishops.(News)(African Methodist Episcopal Church) The Christian Century | July 27, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, after electing its first woman bishop four years ago, raised two more females to the episcopacy this month at its quadrennial meeting in Indianapolis. They 'also elected an unprecedented three native African bishops as a sign of AME commitment to indigenous leadership on that continent.

"The election of Bishop Vashti [McKenzie] four years ago cracked that stained-glass ceiling that many denominations have been struggling with," said Mike McKinney, spokesman for the denomination. The two new women bishops, who won in balloting ...

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