pastor
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A Dallas native, Haynes has been pastor of the city’s Friendship-West Baptist Church for more than 40 years.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Our pastor said he has yet to officiate a single funeral which involves a burial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Among them were retired teacher Sharron Witters, 77, and her husband Lynn, 78, a former forestry professor and pastor of 25 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Clad in a newsboy hat, Sonia-Wallace sees his practice as being as much about performance as the poetry, comparing his work to that of a pastor or tarot reader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
He was a clergyman friend of ours, pastor in a small town outside of Haarlem, and his home was set back from the street in a large wooded park.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Still, for anyone remaining on the fence, it might not help that some of the pastors who’ve put their support behind Ramaswamy are steeped in controversy.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
He urges his fellow pastors not to break the law, saying they should find other ways of spreading their message.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I remember helping organize a food bank with several other pastors in the inner city on the Eastern seaboard.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Ren insisted that financial giving -- used partly to pay pastors -- is part of Biblical teaching practised by Christian churches.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
A host of Civil Rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had recently met there and, along with other community pastors and leaders, had planned nonviolent protests and marches.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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