THE REVEREND CHARLES E. BOOTH TO SPEAK AT B-CC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – The Reverend Dr. Charles E. Booth, of Columbus, Ohio, will be one of the presiding preachers of Bethune-Cookman College’s Ministerial Conference January 20 – 23, 2004. The conference will feature nationally known preachers, teachers and Christian leaders as presenters.

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Dr. Booth, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, was called to become the senior pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in 1978, where he has been pasturing for the last twenty-five years.

A graduate of Howard University, Dr. Booth earned his Master of Divinity Degree from Eastern Theological Seminary, and his Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary.

Dr. Booth has also been listed in “Who’s Who Among African-American’s and on Ebony Magazine’s Honor Roll of Preachers for his many title’s, accomplishment’s and services to the community. He has served as Professor of Preaching at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio; Vice President of the Millennium Association of Pastors; Guest lecturer in Biblical Hermeneutics at Hampton’s Minister Conference; Guest preacher to enlisted service persons and their families in Kaiserlauten, Germany; North American Preacher, Baptist World Youth Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and the Baccalaureate Preacher at Lincoln University, Morehouse College and Howard University School of Law.

Since becoming senior pastor at Mt. Olive Baptist Dr. Booth founded the Gloria S. Friend (GSF) Christian Academy, which opened its door in September 1993. The fully accredited GSF Academy currently host grades kindergarten through fifth grade. The curriculum stresses excellence in academics, African-American History and Christian education. 

Dr. Booth will be speaking  on Homiletics at the morning plenary at 10:30 am on both Wednesday January 21^st, and Thursday January 22^nd.

Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the college has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,500 and a solid reputation for academic excellence. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.

For more information, contact our website www.bethune.cookman.edu. 

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