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Empire Bap tist Missionary Conventio n of New York, Inc.
Reverend Dr. Carl L. Washington Jr., Convention President
171 clwashington@empirebaptistconvention.org
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General Recording Secretary
Reverend Dr. Frank Bostic 716-381-7429
Assistant General Recording Secretary
Reverend Dr. Gilbert Pickett, Sr. 516-924-3273
Financial Secretary
Reverend Dr. Donald E. Butler
516-697-9499
Assistant Financial Secretary
Reverend William E. Morgan 518-229-7924
Treasurer
Reverend Dr. Jeff ery S. Thompson 317-979-6234
Assistant Treasurer
Reverend Jeffrey M. Crenshaw 212-368-4754
Corresponding Secretary
Deaconess J. Patrice Burwell
518-312-0152
Assistant Corresponding Secretary
Ms. Gabrielle Ballou 518-250-8876
Parliamentarian
Reverend Dr. Darren Morton 914-667-2333
Executive Assistant to the President
Reverend Sandra Baker 914-497-3403
Historian
Brother Walter Powell 914-356-5576
Statistician
Ms. Joann Simmons
516-322-6764
Congress of Christian Education
Reverend James R. Banks, II 716-572-1648
Women’s Auxiliary
Deaconess Rosalyn Johnson 516-754-3760
Ministers’ Wives & Widows Auxiliary
Lady Ella Harris
585-589-4398
Ushers & Nurses Auxiliary
Ms. Darnell Capers
585-415-4399
Laymen’s Auxiliary
Deacon Anthony T. Eaddy
518-253-8341
Youth & Young People’s Auxiliary
Ms. Elyse Fears
716-994-0982
Reverend Dr. Elgin Joseph Taylor Sr. Convention Vice President at Large
Reverend Robert W. Dixon Sr. President Emeritus
Tribute to Reverend Dr. Calvin O Butts, III
“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.”
Albert Schweitzer
Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III lived his life with energy, passion and an unmeasurable amount of love. . . love for his family, love for the Gospel Ministry, love for his church, and love for his community. It was a joy and privilege to know such a great and honorable man as Dr. Calvin Butts.
It is with great esteem that we remember Dr. Butts as an ecclesiastical giant in the Gospel Ministry. Dr. Butts was a stalwart preacher of the gospel and a faithful servant of God having served for over 30 years as the Senior Pastor of the historic and renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church. A consummate theologian, Dr. Butts was always giving sage advice and modeling what it meant to be a Christian. He was humble, resourceful, ingenious, loving, obedient, ecumenical and most of all a faithful man of God. He has preached and led with a sense of urgency, compassion and winsome humor
Over his 50 years of ministry, Dr. Butts provided stellar leadership in social action and financial empowerment. Dr. Butt s ’ ministry was perpetually effective in that its approach remained relevant and relatable in a constantly changing, and very often, hostile society, transforming individual lives, both spiritually and practically. It has built and sustained thriving institutions designed to benefit the community. Such institutions as the Abyssinian Development Corporation, chaired and founded by Dr. Butts, was an arm of the church that undertook community projects. Because of his vision and leadership in the community, he has left a legacy that will long be remembered.
As a mentor, he possessed an innate standard of excellence for education, shaping and developing exceptional associate clergy that are making significant impacts on the world stage. He was one of the world’s most capable defenders and promoters of the gospel. He was everything the church, the Harlem community and the world needed during challenging times!
Dr. Butts’ way of life has provided a blueprint of a life filled with love of mankind and service to God. The Bible reminds us “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” and while Dr. Butts may be gone from this side of heaven, he will continue to live on in our hearts and minds.