Wright announces retirement from Tabernacle after 45 years

Roosevelt Wright, Jr., pastor of the New Tabernacle Baptist Church, announced his retirement from the pastorate after 45 years of service.

  This week Wright told members of the Tabernacle Congregation that he plans to step down from the pastorate of the historic church.

  Wright, 73, became pastor of Tabernacle in 1976 when…

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