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To Recognize and Congratulate Dr. Howard T. Washington and Reverend Floria Washington for their 20th Pastoral Anniversary
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WHEREAS, Dr. Howard T. Washington is pastor of Second Baptist Church, the oldest African American Baptist Church in Columbus, where he has served since 2006. Reverend Floria Washington is a licensed and ordained minister of the gospel and serves as an Associate Minister, Servant Leader for the Women’s Ministry and a Teacher for the adult women’s Sunday school class at the Second Baptist Church of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Washington received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ. in Political Science and earned his Master of Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, earned a Master of Divinity with honors from Oral Roberts University, Tulsa Oklahoma, Doctor of Ministry degree in Transformational Leadership from Ashland Theological Seminary; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Washington is Moderator of the Eastern Union Missionary Baptist Association and is the immediate past president of the Baptist Pastor’s Conference of Columbus & Vicinity. He serves as Congress President of the Ohio Baptist General Convention, Congress on Christian Education; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Washington is a member of the Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition where he serves as Vice Chair and is a certified QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Trainer, is a past board chair for Healthy Congregations, Inc; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Washington and his wife Reverend Washington are parents to two adult children, Malcolm and Kamilah Morgan, one daughter-in-love Pastor Micah Morgan, one son-in-love Rev. Ian Morgan, and grandparents to two grandsons and one granddaughter; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council hereby recognizes and congratulates Dr. Howard T. Washington and Reverend Floria Washington for their 20th Pastoral Anniversary.