George Liele Missions Brunch

8401 Good Luck Road,Lanham MD 20706

05 February, 2022

Description

This event will serve to recognize the substantial contributions of African Americans in Missions and Baptist history. Legacy of George Liele: George Liele was an African American and emancipated slave who became the founding pastor of First Bryan Baptist Church and First African Baptist Church, in Savannah, Georgia. He later would become a missionary to Jamaica. Event Guest Speaker: Dr. Leroy Fitts Leroy Fitts is a native of Norlina, North Carolina. After receiving the call of Jesus Christ to the Gospel Ministry at age 17, he continued his education at Virginia Seminary and College, Lynchburg VA (A.A.); Shaw University, Raleigh, NC, (B.A.); Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC (M.Div.) Baltimore Hebrew University, Baltimore, MD (M.A.); and Post Graduate studies as a NEH Fellow at Princeton University and the Urban Center of Graduate Studies, Southeastern Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. He received the D. Div. from St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, where he served on the faculty for more than 20 years. Dr. Fitts has lectured and taught at several colleges, universities, and seminaries, including a lecture at Oxford University, Oxford England where he holds membership in the Oxford Round Table. Dr. Fitts greatest contributions to the Kingdom of God include the pastorate of several churches including three rural churches in North Carolina beginning at the age of 18; the First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, NC (1968-1972), and the historic First Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD (1972-2009). Rev. Fitts married Alice Louise Alston more than 52 years ago and have two sons and two daughters. They have eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.