Teens get formal introduction to Christian adulthood
Ceremonies honor completion of spiritual training
By Robin Roenker
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-LEADER
Sat, Jun. 09, 2007

Roseshay Hudson, 18, will do up her hair up this afternoon in a fancy coif and don a formal white gown. The Midway College sophomore will look the part of a true debutante. And that's just what she'll be. But not in the formal, society-party sense.

Hudson will be honored tonight as a Christian Debutante in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. It's a title that signifies the culmination of six months of training as she assumes an adult role within her church community at Lexington's Greater Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church.

"It's been very helpful," Hudson said of her training, which included classes on topics such as etiquette, withstanding peer pressure, self-esteem and core Christian beliefs. "It's about trying to work in ways to implement the Christian walk within your everyday life."

The 4 p.m. ceremony, called a Christian Debutante-Master Dedication Ceremony, is the first of its kind for Greater Quinn Chapel, though the formal event has been a part of the A.M.E. Church's history since 1952. the rest