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American Black Journal
The legacy of Harford Baptist Church’s Rev. Charles G. Adams
Detroit and the nation are mourning the loss of one of this country's most influential Black ministers. Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams, pastor emeritus of Detroit's Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, passed away at age 86. Rev. Adams' son, Rev. Charles Christian Adams, senior pastor at Hartford after his father retired in 2019, talks about his father’s legacy after more than 50 years in the pulpit.
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