The pastor of Detroit’s Bethel Baptist Church, a confidant of Martin Luther Ruler, Jr., and dad of Aretha Franklin, this charismatic preacher is well known for “hair-raising” sermons.
The pastor of Detroit’s Bethel Baptist Church, a confidant of Martin Luther Ruler, Jr., and dad of Aretha Franklin, this charismatic preacher is well known for “hair-raising” sermons.
With half its members surviving in Texas (Brandon Carr and J.M. Lapham) as well as …
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