Empire Bap tist Missionary Conventio n of New York, Inc.

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General Recording Secretary

Reverend Dr. Frank Bostic 716-381-7429

Assistant General Recording Secretary

Reverend Dr. Gilbert Pickett, Sr. 516-924-3273

Financial Secretary

Reverend Dr. Donald E. Butler

516-697-9499

Assistant Financial Secretary

Reverend William E. Morgan 518-229-7924

Treasurer

Reverend Dr. Jeff ery S. Thompson 317-979-6234

Assistant Treasurer

Reverend Jeffrey M. Crenshaw 212-368-4754

Corresponding Secretary

Deaconess J. Patrice Burwell

518-312-0152

Assistant Corresponding Secretary

Ms. Gabrielle Ballou 518-250-8876

Parliamentarian

Reverend Dr. Darren Morton 914-667-2333

Executive Assistant to the President

Reverend Sandra Baker 914-497-3403

Historian

Brother Walter Powell 914-356-5576

Statistician

Ms. Joann Simmons

516-322-6764

Congress of Christian Education

Reverend James R. Banks, II 716-572-1648

Women’s Auxiliary

Deaconess Rosalyn Johnson 516-754-3760

Ministers’ Wives & Widows Auxiliary

Lady Ella Harris

585-589-4398

Ushers & Nurses Auxiliary

Ms. Darnell Capers

585-415-4399

Laymen’s Auxiliary

Deacon Anthony T. Eaddy

518-253-8341

Youth & Young People’s Auxiliary

Ms. Elyse Fears

716-994-0982

Reverend Dr. Elgin Joseph Taylor Sr. Convention Vice President at Large

Reverend Robert W. Dixon Sr. President Emeritus

“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.”

Albert Schweitzer

Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III lived his life with energy, passion and an unmeasurable amount of love. . . love for his family, love for the Gospel Ministry, love for his church, and love for his community. It was a joy and privilege to know such a great and honorable man as Dr. Calvin Butts.

It is with great esteem that we remember Dr. Butts as an ecclesiastical giant in the Gospel Ministry. Dr. Butts was a stalwart preacher of the gospel and a faithful servant of God having served for over 30 years as the Senior Pastor of the historic and renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church. A consummate theologian, Dr. Butts was always giving sage advice and modeling what it meant to be a Christian. He was humble, resourceful, ingenious, loving, obedient, ecumenical and most of all a faithful man of God. He has preached and led with a sense of urgency, compassion and winsome humor

Over his 50 years of ministry, Dr. Butts provided stellar leadership in social action and financial empowerment. Dr. Butt s ’ ministry was perpetually effective in that its approach remained relevant and relatable in a constantly changing, and very often, hostile society, transforming individual lives, both spiritually and practically. It has built and sustained thriving institutions designed to benefit the community. Such institutions as the Abyssinian Development Corporation, chaired and founded by Dr. Butts, was an arm of the church that undertook community projects. Because of his vision and leadership in the community, he has left a legacy that will long be remembered.

As a mentor, he possessed an innate standard of excellence for education, shaping and developing exceptional associate clergy that are making significant impacts on the world stage. He was one of the world’s most capable defenders and promoters of the gospel. He was everything the church, the Harlem community and the world needed during challenging times!

Dr. Butts’ way of life has provided a blueprint of a life filled with love of mankind and service to God. The Bible reminds us “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” and while Dr. Butts may be gone from this side of heaven, he will continue to live on in our hearts and minds.