Mount Zion AME Church was an

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in Greeleyville, South Carolina. The church building burned on June 20, 1995, as the result of arson by two

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members. In 1996, President

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traveled to Greeleyville for the dedication of the rebuilt church. The church was destroyed by fire again in June 2015 after being struck by lightning during an electrical storm.

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