The late Bishop Sarah Davis inducted into Museum of the Gulf Coast
Published 1:04 pm Monday, January 20, 2025
Mary King, left, Dr. Sarah Mitchell, Cornelia Getwood, Dr. Glenn Mitchell Sr., Dr. Carol Mitchell, Dr. Claxtie Davis III, Yolanda Davis, Corey Davis, Claytie Davis Jr., and Esther Dugay at the induction ceremony for the late Bishop Sarah Davis Saturday. (LR Ray/Special to The News)
Port Arthur Councilwoman Doneane Beckcom, left, members of Bishop Sarah Davis’ family and Museum of the Gulf Coast Director Tom Neal at the event Saturday. (LR Ray/Special to The News)
A scene from the ceremony. (LR Ray/Special to The News)
The late Bishop Sarah Davis who was the first female in Texas to be appointed to a major African Methodist Episcopal Church, was inducted into the Museum of the Gulf Coast Saturday. (LR Ray/Special to The News)
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The late Bishop Sarah Davis, the first woman in Texas to be appointed to a major African Methodist Episcopal Church, was inducted into the Museum of the Gulf Coast on Saturday.
A native of Port Arthur, Davis attended New Sixth Street Baptist Church as a child. She later served as Student Council President at Abraham Lincoln High School, where she earned co-valedictorian honors alongside her twin sister for the class of ‘66.
At the time of her death in 2013, Davis was president of the Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, vice president of the World Methodist Council, and the presiding prelate of the 16th Episcopal District—comprising the Caribbean, Europe, and Haiti—of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Davis also founded the Bishop Sarah Frances Davis Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting at-risk orphans and women in need of basic healthcare and opportunities.
In 2004, she was featured in Ebony Magazine as one of the “Top 50 Most Intriguing Blacks,” alongside notable figures such as Beyoncé and Michael Jackson.
