Civil rights leader Barber honored for 25 years as pastor
Rev. Barber
August 02
09:10
2018
The Associated Press
GOLDSBORO — A church in North Carolina has recognized 25 years of work by its pastor, who also has been influential in the civil rights movement.
Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro had a special service Sunday, July 29, to honor the Rev. Dr. William Barber II.
The Rev. Traci Blackmon preached. She is the executive minister of Justice & Witness Ministries of The United Church of Christ and leads Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri.
Barber has been a civil rights leader as well as a pastor, leading the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP for more than a decade. He also started protests in 2013 for social justice at the North Carolina capitol that have spread across the country.
