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Revision as of 01:46, 28 December 2012 by Darkness Shines (talk | contribs) (Per WP:BLP)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Boise Kimber (born 1959) is an American Baptist minister of the First Calvary Baptist Churches in New Haven, CT and Hartford, CT. He has actively worked to address issues of housing development, police brutality and profiling, workers rights, felon’s rights, and a myriad of social issues affecting African Americans and all oppressed people in the city of New Haven and across the nation.
Background
Kimber started preaching when he was 15 years old in Phenix City, Alabama. He moved to New Haven in 1983 and became pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven In 1986, having served four congregations prior.
Service to the Community
Recently, Dr. Kimber led a statewide interfaith prayer service for the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, where the Rev Al Sharpton, civil rights activist and host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation taped his show and served as the guest speaker.
References
- [http://www.ctbaptist.org/index.php?page=president-s-bio Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention
- [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50247636/ns/msnbc-politicsnation/t/politicsnation-tuesday-december-th/#.UNzLgKyRZIs MSNBC Tuesday, December 18, 2012.