The Toni Morrison Society Bench By The Road Project and The Friends of Hosanna at Lincoln University will dedicate a bench at Hosanna A.U.M.P (African Union Methodist Protestant) Church on Friday, September 18, 2015 at 12 noon.
Hosanna A.U.M.P Church is located on Baltimore Pike near the front entrance to the Lincoln University campus located at 1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. Off-street parking will be available behind the church. Enter the stone archway onto Lincoln’s campus and follow the signs for "Hosanna Parking".
12:00 noon: The Bench dedication ceremony begins inside the historic Hosanna church. Speakers will include Dr. Cheryl Renée Gooch, Convener, Friends of Hosanna at Lincoln University; Pennsylvania State Senator Andy Dinniman; Dr. Evelyn Schreiber, Toni Morrison Society; and Hersey Gray a descendant of an early Hosanna church family.
12:30-12:45 pm: Assembled guests will walk to the adjacent church cemetery led by The Singing and Praying Bands of Maryland and Delaware.
12:45-1:00 pm: Dr. Craig Stutman, Toni Morrison Society, and members of the Friends of Hosanna at Lincoln University will facilitate the bench unveiling and dedication.
Contact: Dr. Cheryl Renée Gooch @ cgooch@lincoln.edu or 484-365-7664
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