Vernon AME Church announces new pastor

TULSA, Okla. — Historic Vernon AME Church welcomed its caller pastor implicit the weekend.

Rev. Keith Mayes and his wife, Gilda, hosted their archetypal sermon successful beforehand of their caller congregation astatine the religion successful downtown Tulsa connected Sunday, Oct. 25.

Last month, Rev. Robert Turner announced helium was leaving his pastoral duties astatine Vernon AME Church aft respective years. In his announcement, helium says his adjacent presumption arsenic a pastor volition beryllium successful Baltimore.

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Turner welcomed the Mayes' to Tulsa connected Facebook by saying "I americium assured the champion is yet to come. I americium excited astir your future!"

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