TributeforthelateRevCarltonCliveAnderson

BishopDrDonaldBolt

I am honoured to be able to write this tribute on behalf of the leadership, members and friends of the New Testament Church of God, England and Wales. We were all very saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved Rev Carlton Anderson. We send our sincere condolences to the bereaved family and the Sheffield church family. We pray that you will all experience the joy, peace, and consolation that Jesus gives.

My wife and I are very disappointed that due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we could not be with you today in person to pay our respects and to say goodbye, however, I want the family to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers today and always.

I want to express my sincere appreciation for the commitment, sacrifice, faithful and dedicated service that the late Rev Carlton Anderson has given to our Church as a member and Minister over many decades. Rev Carlton Anderson was not just a Minister,he was also a faithfulhusband.

Rev Anderson had a sense of humour and loved to have a good laugh. He was loved and highly respected in his community and Church, he was a good man. Rev Anderson has added value to the New Testament Church of God through his faithful service, for which we are extremely grateful. He has now gone on to reap his reward and his master will say to him “well done good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord”.

Dwight L Moody

"Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody of East Northfield, is dead. Don't you believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now; I shall have gone up higher, that is all, out of this old clay tenement into a house that is immortal - a body that death cannot touch, that sin cannot taint; a body fashioned like unto His glorious body" .

"I was born of the flesh in 1837. I was born of the Spirit in 1856. That which is born of the flesh may die. That which is born of the Spirit will live forever" .

1 Thessalonians. 4:13“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others whichhave nohope”.

Rev Carlton has served his God; his family; his Church and his community with distinction and was a good citizen on planet earth. You his family can be justly proud ofhis life andachievements.

Rev Carlton Anderson will be sadly missed; however, we are comforted by the fact that we have an assurance that he is now at rest with the Lord. May his soul rest in peace until that resurrection morning.

MaudAnderson(Mother)

Almost 64 years ago, I gave birthto a beautifulbaby boy (Carlton Clive). I knew he was on loan to me from the Lord. He was a contented baby with a ready smile.

His father was a ‘hands on’ dad and helped in his upbringing. Aged 2, he took on the ‘big brother’ role when his sister Carol joined the family and would teach her how to be mischievous.

Aged 12, Elder McAnuff and Bishop Cyrus Scott saw potential in Clive and made him a ‘doorkeeper’ in the church. He has served in several capacities in the church since then. Clive gave his life to the Lord as a teenager. He was humble, selfless, kind, caring, thoughtful and compassionate. Clive loved his ‘close knit’ family.

Over 38 years ago he met Millicent Palmer and fell in love, they were married and became ‘soul mates’. I never thought I would be at Clive’s funeraltoday, I expected him to live to bury me.

Clive fought a good fight and kept the faith. I am shattered, but I’m not broken, because as Clive would always say ‘God has the final say’. Rest in peace my dear son.

MissingYouAlready~pennedfrommyheart~yourlovingwifeMilly

I wish I could wave a magic wand, so you could still hold my hand, I wanted more time for us to grow, but I know you really had to go.

I wasn’t really ready, to be left feeling so unsteady, I will try my best to understand, it was time for you to leave this land.

I would have liked the chance to take my last walk with you, but your body wouldn’t allow you to.

I want you to be with me, yet I want you to be free.

I will always admire you, respect you, cherish you, praise you, be proud of you, but most of all, l’ll always love you.

I will never forget our 36 years together, as we said 1-4-3, our code that says (I-love-you), meant just for you and me. I won’t remain broken-hearted, now that you’ve departed, that’s not the thing to do, to prove I still love you.

I will look to the hills, for that’s where my help comes from, then the skies will turn the brightest blue, as I take the time to reflect on you. I want the world today to know, that I will try to let you go, but in my heart you’ll always stay, until we meet again some day.

Missing you already Mr C Don’t forget 1-4-3.