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Memorial Service for Dr Edwin Tuller at FBC-Pgh

By: JET
Created on September 9, 2009
Last updated on September 9, 2009
Description: Dr Edwin Tuller, 1913-2009, served as General Secretary for the American Baptist Church USA, its top leadership position, from 1959 to 1970. Dr Tuller positioned the American Baptist Convention in the leadership of the movement for civil rights in this country, often participating in public advocacy efforts. Dr Tuller became an early advisor to Dr Martin L King Jr and his then fledgling movement. Dr Tuller sat behind Dr Martin L King Jr at his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. After leaving the position of General Secretary, Dr Tuller served as Pastor of the American Church in Paris, France, the oldest non-governmental American institution established on foreign soil. Dr Tullers leadership paved the way for American Baptists to be the most racially diverse denomination today. For the past several years, Dr Tuller lived in the Pittsburgh area, where he continued to be an active member of the First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh,
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Tags:	pittsburgh oakland memorial jet church 2009 tuller fbc-pgh first-baptist-church-pgh mlk-jr abcusa baptist
Description:	Dr Edwin Tuller, 1913-2009, served as General Secretary for the American Baptist Church USA, its top leadership position, from 1959 to 1970. Dr Tuller positioned the American Baptist Convention in the leadership of the movement for civil rights in this country, often participating in public advocacy efforts. Dr Tuller became an early advisor to Dr Martin L King Jr and his then fledgling movement. Dr Tuller sat behind Dr Martin L King Jr at his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. After leaving the position of General Secretary, Dr Tuller served as Pastor of the American Church in Paris, France, the oldest non-governmental American institution established on foreign soil. Dr Tullers leadership paved the way for American Baptists to be the most racially diverse denomination today. For the past several years, Dr Tuller lived in the Pittsburgh area, where he continued to be an active member of the First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh,
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