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FLORIDA SENTINEL
College Hill COGIC Celebrated 20 Years Of Pastoral Leadership
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017
The College Hill Church of God In Christ celebrated 20 years of pastoral leadership by Su- perintendent Charles Davis. “Celebrating the Laborer That Dwells Among Us” was the central theme of the two-day celebration which began with a formal din- ner honoring Pastor Charles Davis and First Lady Deloris Davis on Saturday, October 21, 2017.
On Saturday evening the celebration focused on three specific areas of Pastor Davis’ Ministry – his Community Con- nections; Religious/Spir- itual Connections; and Personal Connections.
Beginning with a video message from Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, he was “roasted” by for- mer State Rep. Ed Narain; Chloe Coney; Lo Berry, CEO of Reach Up and Lorita Shirley, who is Chief of Commu- nity-Based Care at Eck- erd, celebrated Pastor Davis’ Community Con- nections.
Special greetings were sent by Bishop Matthew Williams, Jurisdictional Prelate of Southwestern Florida and a heartfelt roast from Su- perintendent Clethen Sutton, celebrating Reli- gious/Spiritual Connec- tions.
In celebrating Pastor
and First Lady’s Personal
Connections, friends that
have known them 50+
years such as Ty Red-
dish, Pastor Jadie Singletary; Deacon Clarence Gyden, Sadie Douglas and Dr. Shirley Harvey shared funny and personal stories with the 250+ attendees. The highlight of the evening was the surprise unveiling of the re-naming of the College Hill Conference Center located at 1002 E. MLK Blvd. to Charles Davis Conference Cen- ter. (Photos courtesy College Hill COGIC and Julia Jackson)
Supt. Charles and First Lady Deloris Davis at the anniversary worship service on Sunday. The speaker was Pastor Jef- frey A. Sneed of Black Memorial Temple.
Supt. Charles and First Lady Deloris Davis.
The College Hill Conference Center was renamed “Charles Davis Confer- ence Center.”
Supt. Charles Davis was escorted by his granddaughters, Jordan Boyd and Ja’Lyn Thompson.
At the formal dinner, First Lady Deloris Davis was es- corted by 2 of her grandsons, Malcolm Boyd and Charles Thompson.
MiShondra Key acknowledged visitors.
Members Veronica Williams and Sharon Bell celebrated the anniversary with their Pastor and First Lady.
Ellastine Lightbody and H. L. Allen were among the ushers on duty.
Karen in service.
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