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<br /> WHEREAS , Bishop Adams started out with the African Methodist Episcopal Church in
<br /> 1950 as a Student Pastor in Lynn , Massachusetts and now serves as Bishop of the Eleventh
<br /> Episcopal District , Florida and the Bahamas ; and
<br /> WHEREAS , among the honors bestowed on Bishop Adams are a dozen National awards ,
<br /> a half dozen Honorary Degrees and selection as a great preacher in 1984 and 1994 : and
<br /> WHEREAS , Bishop Adams is also a creative builder of coalitions and institutions where
<br /> people do together that which they cannot do separately . He founded the Congress of National
<br /> Black Churches (CNBC) , the Institute on Church Administration and Management ( ICAM ) , Atlanta ,
<br /> Georgia , the Richard Allen Service and Development Agency ( SADA) , Washington , DC and the
<br /> Educational Growth Organization ( EGO) , Los Angeles , California ; and
<br /> WHEREAS , Bishop Adams has been an activist and pioneer in Church Growth and
<br /> Expansion , Black Ecumenical Development, Theological and Ministerial Development, Political and
<br /> Civil Rights , Black Economic Development and African Development and Liberation Project; and
<br /> WHEREAS , Reverend Philip Johns and the New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal
<br /> Church family of Fellsmere , Florida are proud and honored to have Bishop John Hurst Adams as
<br /> their speaker on September 30 , 2001 , for Duel Day.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
<br /> COMMISSIONERS , INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the Board recognizes the
<br /> accomplishments of Bishop John Hurst Adams and welcomes him to Indian River County .
<br /> Adopted this 18th day of September, 2001 ,
<br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
<br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY , FLORIDA
<br /> Caroline D . Ginn , Chai an
<br /> ZA HAMMOCK LAKES ROAD WA Y PA VING (PA UL H FREEMAN, TRUSTEE
<br /> The Board reviewed a Memorandum of September 7 , 2001 :
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