RESOLUTION NO. 010695
Honoring Dr. Manuel L.
Dillingham on his Eighth Pastoral Anniversary at the Friendship Baptist Church.
WHEREAS, in
November, 1914, Pastor G.W. Boyd and ten other members from Highland Avenue
Baptist Church established a new congregation and first worshiped in the 1500
block of 12th Street then moved into a small storeroom on 12th and Paseo. On
the second Sunday in June, 1915, the Reverend J.M. Booker, the moderator of the
New Era District, officially named this gathering, Friendship Baptist Church;
and
WHEREAS, in
February, 1993, Dr. Manuel L. Dillingham was called to be the sixth pastor; and
WHEREAS, Dr.
Dillingham was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina on April 16, 1951 and where
at the age of twelve, he united with the Baptist faith; and
WHEREAS, Dr.
Dillingham was called to preach in 1969 after graduating from the Livingston
College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, he attended Hood Theological
Seminary and received a Masters Degree in Theology and in 1987, he received his
Doctorate of Ministry degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; and
WHEREAS, Dr.
Dillingham has become one of the Citys leading pastors through his aggressive
work in the ministry within and outside the Church; and
WHEREAS, Dr.
Dillingham has been honored as one of the Kansas City Globes 100 Most
Influential African Americans in Greater Kansas City and is the former
President of the Kansas City Clergy Coalition and presently serves as President
of Western Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY
THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor
and Council hereby honor Dr. Manuel L. Dillingham on his Eighth Pastoral
Anniversary at the Friendship Baptist Church; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in
testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Dr. Manuel L.
Dillingham with the congratulations of the Mayor and Council for his many
contributions to the community.
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