Religion Briefs : Black Named Pastor in White Stronghold
Compiled from wire service reports
FORT WORTH, Tex. —
The pastor of a predominantly black Methodist congregation has been appointed to a mainly white church, the first such appointment in the history of the Central Texas Conference, officials said.
The Rev. J. D. Phillips, senior minister of Fort Worth’s Morningside United Methodist Church, said he is pleased at his appointment to St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Killeen.
“I had butterflies at first, but now I feel real good about the move,” he said.
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