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for his
D.Min.
His dis-
sertation
was titled
“Discerning
the Causes
of and
Remedying
the Decline
of Black
Male
Millennials
in the Local
Church,”
and he
graduated
May 4.
Anderson
is mar-
ried to the
former
Patricia
Ann Davis, and they have four chil-
dren and two grandchildren.
Among other things, Anderson
is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. and has published the
book “Partnering with Pastors and
Church Leaders: Closing the Back
Door.”Second Missionary Baptist Church
in Battle Creek will observe its 175th
Church Anniversary on Sunday, Oct.
13.
The church, located at 485 N.
Washington Ave., will hold its wor-
ship service at 11 a.m., and it’s open
to the public.
SMBC’s pastor is the Rev. William
J. Wyne.
The morning message is being
delivered by Pastor L.E. Anderson
Jr. of Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist
Church in Kokomo, Ind., said an
SMBC press release.
He began serving as senior pastor
there in December 2002.
Anderson led The Mount in open-
ing up its own private Christian
Academy (F.D. Reese Christian
Academy), and seeing the need to
further his own education, enrolledPastor L. E. Anderson Jr.
of Mt. Pisgah Missionary
Baptist Church will
be the guest speaker
on Oct. 13 at Second
Missionary Baptist
Church.Guest pastor to speak at SMBC as part of anniversary celebration
at Grace Theological Seminary in
Winnona Lake, Ind. and graduated
in May 2012 with his M.Div. in
Pastoral Ministries.
He earned the coveted Faculty
Award for his scholastics and leader-
ship.
Anderson presently serves as
an adjunct professor for Grace
Theological Seminary, and success-
fully completed all courses requiredBCFD to host Fire
Prevention Week
open house
The Battle Creek Fire Department
is inviting the public to its ninth
annual Fire Prevention Week open
house on Saturday, Oct. 12.
The free event will be held 1-
p.m. at Fire Station 1, located at 195
E. Michigan Ave.
People can join the BCFD for hot
dogs, games, a fire station tour and
prize drawings.
This event concludes the National
Fire Protection Association’s week-
long fire prevention campaign, held
from Oct. 6-12.
This year’s theme is “Smoke
Alarms: Make Them Work for You!”
During the week, city fire crews
will visit Battle Creek-area kinder-
garten classrooms to educate students
on the importance of having working
smoke alarms at home.