Elevator that was priority of late Emanuel pastor dedicated
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An elevator that was a priority of the late pastor and state Sen. Clementa Pinckney is now operating at Emanuel AME church in Charleston where Pinckney and eight others were killed a year ago.
The Post and Courier of Charleston (http://bit.ly/1trviTR ) reports that the elevator was dedicated in a ceremony Sunday.
Pinckney and former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley launched a fundraising campaign two years ago to raise about $280,000 of the $330,000 cost for the elevator which makes the church accessible for disabled people.
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The Rev. Betty Deas Clark asked those at the ceremony to remember Pinckney and the eight others killed June 17 during a Bible study.
She said as members of the congregations ride the elevator the victims are riding in their hearts.
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Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.postandcourier.com