s million dollar
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gon from
or t. Zion
located t eson and . e.
In 1967 the congreption re ocated to
J n and Stree .
In October of 1982 the church mowd
to the present location at 188
Alexa der ce eb a es re irem�"
- Douglas Alexander
came to on from Flint to attend
his wife Olivia argaret illiams
her family' 43rd annual reunion.
Alexander, ho ever, also ce ebrat-
ing 0 . n of his own, his retire-
ment after 49 yean of employment.
It all started in 1935, hen, at the ge
of 19 Alexander student t en
dell Phillips High School in Chicago
and too a 0 job orldng at a Cbicago
arrel anufactoring Compa y. The
job 1 ed n years.
em bile m 1940, Alexander married
Oli· argaret illiama.1n 1942 he ent
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to or at the u.s. Quarter er
Installation in Chicago an stayed ith it
for eleven years.
Flint caught Alexander' attention and
the Buic Auto Co. here he labored
the last 31 yean.
Buick honored Alexander for
excellent wor record by hutting down
hi line for on full hour to mar his
retirement. The ut do had never
b en done before.
exander, in addition to his regular
employment, conducted his own re
modeling busine on the . de. He
remodel ba ments into family rooms or
rumpu rooms.
F or a obby in his spare time h paint
family portrait in 0·. It seems that
hen he in high school his artwork
wa good enough for him to be a arded
Co • eel on 10
led this congregation
. ently inY<> d
�'U" •• to t CODlJ1lWl-
the
t 0 years.
Rev. Bennett p to extend the
influence of the Christion ethic into the
local community by de loping more
meet to tb community no t
h mot time.
The committee that th e nt
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Cochran.
Special pre ntation were m de by
th r . Even, o. o nary A. Bro ,
. ionary E. Haskins and Deacon L.
cCunay. 0
T stmaster for the program Dr .
D. Thompson and the Invocation
gi n by Eld. J. Pimp ton.
Solo w provided by Si er Cathy
Broo and tributes by .. ter A.
Smith and Sister J. Brooks. 15. Be .-
Ann Reynolds g the Re ding; Si er
Beverly Bennett, 10; Supt. Versie
Flakes Introduction Of Spe er.
A solo by Sister Helen Carter preceded
the gue pe er Dr. R.H. Holmes.
Pre entations and Recognition ere
m de by D con L. c urray. Eld.
Daniel tt of Benton Harbor ga
the Benediction.
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