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Show ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER The son of a minister and a nattve of Alabama, Dr. W.T. He stood and Crutcher ts exemplary of a man with a viston. visualized a $500,000 edifice, a ctty upon a hill that could He saw a comnuntty of brotherly love and the | not be htd. to world are viston. of hts frutt the reaptng the around and Tennessee tn Knoxville, Those labor. yeed Doetor Crutcher ts a graduate of A&M College, Normal, Alabama and the American Baptist Theologtcal Seminary, NashHe also holds several honorary awards. ville, Tennessee. Doctor Crutcher has been Knoxville's Man of the Year, Brotherhood Honoree of the Year for the Nattonal Counetl of Christand Jews, Ine., entton, whitch has His Crutcher travels have has attended tans and has on more spoken occaston one than to the National Baptist Convention, for which he also serves Included tn his present offices on the Board of Dtrectors. are Trustee of Amertcan Theological Seminary, Nashville, Tennessee; Moderator of Monthly TV Channel 10 Report; and PresDr. Crutcher ident of Knoxville Baptist Ministers Conference. also chairs the Sunday School Publishing Board of the Conv- England and has Holy indeed. Under Tennessee. Nashville, been extenstve and enlightentng.- Dr. the World Baptist Alltanece in London, toured at he spoke Land, tn headquarters tts the Holy the Land. Baptist First the ausptces Upon hts vistt Church..an tn the honor, of the Foretgn Misston Board of aaa the Nattonal Baptist Convention, Dr. Crutcher partictpated tn a Preaching Misston conducted in the Board's Misston Stattons f of Ltibertva He was made Honorary Citizen and chte in Africa. in Afrtca tn 19738. | Dr. Crutcher ts marrted to the former Willte C. Gatnes. He has one daughter, Mae Blanche Ross, a grandson, Darrell Crutcher, and two granddaughters, Vivian and Charlease Hoss. Dr. Crutcher Church for was the past the Matthew directton Tennessee. has A. been pastor 42 years Jones and support of the Mt. Olive and his most recent Award as to the Black the mintster Communtty Baptist award giving (1977) most in Knoxville, |
