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Rev. Edward V. Hill 1956 Celebration Service Houston African American Church
Rev. Edward V. Hill 1956 Celebration Service Houston African American Church
Rev. Edward V. Hill 1956 Celebration Service Houston African American Church

Rev. Edward V. Hill 1956 Celebration Service Houston African American Church

$ 211.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: Edge wear, small corner tear, light soil, and additional fold marks. Notation in ink and pencil on the inside pages and rear cover.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1940-59
  • Subject: African American Religious Leader
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    Rev. Edward V. Hill 1956 Celebration Service Houston African American Church
    Rev. Edward V. Hill 1956 Celebration Service Houston African American Church
    Early Career Ephemera for the Famous Los Angeles Pastor
    DESCRIPTION
    : Single leaf, 8.5 X 11 inches, folded once into a program format. Three panels of printed information regarding the week-long celebration. The panel serving as the front cover features a photo of Rev. Edward V. Hill. The program opens to two panels, or pages, of information regarding each day's events, which include choir, devotion, guest reverends from Houston's African American community, and more.
    CONDITION
    : Edge wear, small corner tear, light soil, and additional fold marks. Notation in ink and pencil on the inside pages and rear cover.
    ABOUT REV. EDWARD V. HILL
    : Born in Columbus, Texas, Edward Victor Hill (1933-2003) began preaching in 1951 as a teenager. His first church was in Austin, 1954, followed a year later by a call to preach at Mt. Corinth Baptist Church in Houston-the subject of this program. He was only 21 when he came to pastor in Houston, and as this program indicates, he was successful enough his first year to warrant a week-long celebration of his progress there.
    His early endeavors in Texas, particularly Houston, foretold the great success he experienced in Los Angeles, beginning in 1961, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, which he built into one of the largest African American congregations in the nation. He became a Civil Rights leader and confidant of Martin Luther King, Jr.  He was also a close friend to Billy Graham and aligned more politically with conservative Republicans, although he did support Jesse Jackson's 1984 run for president on the Democratic ticket. He delivered President Nixon's second-term inaugural prayer in 1973 and later led clergy committees during the Reagan administration.
    A tribute page on Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church's web site described him as a "world traveling evangelist, political genius, savvy business man, civic leader, gracious humanitarian, and local pastor." His accolades and accomplishments are too numerous for this space, but this early church program offers a rare glimpse into his nascent years as a Texas preacher, as well as the promise of the incredible career that lay ahead in Los Angeles.
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