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TODAYS PHOTO GALLERY | PREVIOUS DAYS' PHOTO GALLERIES
Photo gallery of Andrew Young's installation
Andrew Young addresses the NCC General Assembly after his installation as President. |
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At the beginning of the installation service at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St.
John the Evangelist, UCC General Minister and President John Thomas leads the
congregation in prayer. |
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Leaders of the Orthodox Coptic and Mar Thoma churches in the procession of NCC
heads of communion. |
A talented and energetic choir from Shaker Heights, Ohio, High School.
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Episcopal Bishop Craig B. Anderson, left, leads the litany of installation
for the NCC's new officers. Anderson is outgoing NCC president. Standing in front
of him are Young, President; Elenie K. Huszagh, who will be president in 2002-3; the Rev.
Bertrice Y. Wood, vice president at-large; Audrey A. Miller, vice president for
national ministries; the Rev. Canon Patrick Mauney, vice president for Church World Service
and Witness. |
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At the installation service, Jesse Jackson describes his years of friendship with Andrew
Young and describes him as "an authentic link to Martin Luther King." |
The Most Rev. Anthony Pilla, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, welcomes
the NCC guests to the cathedral. |
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Legendary preacher the Rev. Otis Moss tells the congregation that if their speech is
grounded "in the meditation of our hearts," they can change the world. |
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The congregation. |
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Jackson thanks outgoing NCC General Secretary Joan Brown Campbell for her efforts to
free imprisoned U.S. servicemen during the war in Yugoslavia. |
Heads of NCC communions and their representatives light candles to symbolize the
38 churches that work together in the Council. |
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Photos by Andy Lang and James Solheim.
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