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May 2025 Leadership Council Recap

Murray Mckay
Jun 5
1 min read

Updated: 3 days ago

The MICAH Leadership Council met on May 20, 2025 in-person at Christ Missionary Baptist Church, and also via zoom. There were a total of about 40 attendees, with about half in-person and half on Zoom. Being the first meeting of Leadership Council since the reorganization, the meeting focused on the role and upcoming activities of the MICAH Leadership Council, and on evaluating the recent Issues Convention. More...

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