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To recognize and congratulate Pastor Dr. G. Thomas Turner and First Lady Roberta F. Turner on their thirtieth Pastoral Anniversary.
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To recognize and congratulate Pastor Dr. G. Thomas Turner and First Lady Dr. Roberta F. Turner on their 30th Pastoral Anniversary.
WHEREAS, on Friday, September 19, 2003, members and friends of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 30th Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor, Dr. G. Thomas Turner and First Lady Dr. Roberta F. Turner at Villa Milano; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Dr. G. Thomas Turner is the recipient of a honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from Baltimore College of the Bible, Baltimore, Maryland and one honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree from Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg, Virginia and is in great demand as an evangelist, workshop leader, and convention, camp meeting and special occasion speaker; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Dr. G. Thomas Turner serves on the Board of Directors of the R.H. Boyd Corporation and the National Baptist Publishing as well as a Board Member of the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Dr. G. Thomas Turner is the recipient of numerous citations and awards, however the most notable of all his accomplishments are the number of souls won to Christ; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Dr. G. Thomas Turner has been married to Dr. Roberta F. Turner for
forty-one years; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and applaud Pastor Dr. G. Thomas Turner and First Lady Dr. Roberta F. Turner for 30 years of faithful service to the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church congregation for being a shepherd and leader to both their congregation and the City of Columbus.