Majority Leader Abreu recognizes Rev. Dr. Turner's background and Mount Carmel Baptist Church centennial
Shaun Abreu thanks Rev. Dr. Turner, congratulates Mount Carmel Baptist Church on its centennial anniversary, and highlights Turner's service as FDNY Senior Protestant Chaplain, his advocacy for the 12 Black firefighters lost on 9/11, and his work in housing and education. Abreu asks that the invocation be spread in full upon the record.
Thank you, Reverend Dr.
Turner, for today's invocation.
I would also like to recognize Mount Carmel Baptist Church, which is celebrating a centennial anniversary.
Congratulations.
Reverend Dr.
Turner is a graduate of the Samuel D.
Witt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and the College of Staten Island.
He was appointed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg as Senior Protestant Chaplain of the New York City Fire Department and has also served as a chaplain with the Department of Correction and the New York City Sheriff's Department.
Reverend Dr.
Turner has lectured at colleges and international institutions, including at the United Nations, and has an extensive record of civic and community service.
He has been a dedicated advocate for preserving the memory of the 12 black New York City firefighters who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, participating in annual commemorations honoring their service and sacrifice.
As senior pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist Church and executive director of the Mount Carmel Brooklyn Housing Corporation, Reverend Dr.
Turner has dedicated many years to faith, public service, housing, education, and the Brooklyn community.
We thank Reverend Dr.
Turner for his service, and I ask that his invocation be spread in full upon the record.