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ST. LOUIS—The African Methodist Episcopal Church will hold its convention in St. Louis this summer despite boycott pleas by local blacks unhappy with the city’s white mayor.

More than 40,000 delegates, church leaders and other A.M.E. visitors from around the world will meet July 3-11. The U.S. church, which has roots dating back to 1787, claims 2 million members.

A group of black city residents object to last year’s dismissal of the city’s first black fire chief.