The pastor’s longtime post at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem gave him one of the most prominent pulpits in the U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, who fought poverty and racism and skillfully navigated New York’s power structure as pastor of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, died Friday at age 73, the church announced.
“The Butts Family and entire Abyssinian Baptist Church membership solicit your prayers for us in our bereavement,” the church today!
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