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Parks</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="List of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan">Mayor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="Grand Rapids, Michigan">Grand Rapids, Michigan</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1971–1976</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Robert Boelens</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Abe L. Drasin</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">1917</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="dday deathdate">2009-11-04</span>)</span>November 4, 2009<br /><a href="/wiki/Lisle,_Illinois" title="Lisle, Illinois">Lisle, Illinois</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rev. Lyman S. Parks</b> (1917 – November 4, 2009) was the mayor of <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="Grand Rapids, Michigan">Grand Rapids, Michigan</a> from 1971 to 1976. He was the first <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> to serve in the position.<sup id="cite_ref-Harger_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harger-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also the first African-American elected to the Grand Rapids City Commission in 1968. Recognizing his contributions to the city of Grand Rapids, a statue in his honor was dedicated in 2013 in front of the Grand Rapids City Hall. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lyman_Parks&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Parks grew up in southern <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> at <a href="/wiki/Lyles_Station,_Indiana" title="Lyles Station, Indiana">Lyles Station</a>. He graduated in 1944 from <a href="/wiki/Wilberforce_University" title="Wilberforce University">Wilberforce University</a> and Payne Theological Seminary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pastoral_career">Pastoral career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lyman_Parks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pastoral career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He served as pastor to congregations in <a href="/wiki/Marion,_Indiana" title="Marion, Indiana">Marion, Indiana</a>; <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Indiana" title="Richmond, Indiana">Richmond, Indiana</a>; <a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor, Michigan</a>; and <a href="/wiki/River_Rouge,_Michigan" title="River Rouge, Michigan">River Rouge, Michigan</a>. He moved to Grand Rapids in 1966, where he took a position as pastor of First Community <a href="/wiki/AME_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="AME Church">AME Church</a>. During his tenure at First Community A.M.E. he grew the church membership and mentored many who continued on into future ministry roles. Supportive of families, Rev. Parks encouraged parents to bring their children to church and participate in the many activities of the church. His sermons were both informative and effective in inspiring people to be involved in the life of their communities. After retiring from First Community A.M.E Church, he was asked to return as pastor of Greater Institutional AME Church in Chicago where he concluded his pastoral career. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lyman_Parks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1968 he ran for City Commission representing the city's Third ward, and was elected. In June 1971, he was selected by his fellow commissioners to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of mayor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Boelens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Boelens (page does not exist)">Robert Boelens</a>. In 1973, he ran for the office. Grand Rapids mayoral elections are non-partisan, but Republican U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerald R. Ford">Gerald R. Ford</a> (who would shortly be appointed Vice President and then become President) encouraged businessman and Republican activist <a href="/wiki/Peter_Secchia" title="Peter Secchia">Peter Secchia</a> to support Parks' campaign. Parks was elected, defeating 10 other candidates. With his election, Parks became the first African-American mayor of Grand Rapids. Parks' granddaughter Lauri credits him with quietly persuading <a href="/wiki/Amway" title="Amway">Amway</a> founders <a href="/wiki/Rich_DeVos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich DeVos">Rich DeVos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay_Van_Andel" title="Jay Van Andel">Jay Van Andel</a> to purchase and renovate the <a href="/wiki/Amway_Grand_Plaza_Hotel" title="Amway Grand Plaza Hotel">Pantlind Hotel</a>, the first of many investments to revitalize downtown Grand Rapids. </p><p>Parks lost his bid for re-election in 1976, to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Abe_Drasin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abe Drasin (page does not exist)">Abe Drasin</a>, and returned to full-time ministry. Governor <a href="/wiki/William_Milliken" title="William Milliken">William Milliken</a> appointed him to the State Officers Compensation Commission in 1982. He retired from First Community in 1985. He moved to <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, where he resumed ministry at Greater Institutional AME Church. He moved back to Grand Rapids in 1999, but lived the last year of his life in <a href="/wiki/Lisle,_Illinois" title="Lisle, Illinois">Lisle, Illinois</a>. 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Ormonde Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Woodson" title="Lewis Woodson">Lewis Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/African_Methodist_Episcopal_Zion_Church" title="African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church">African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Day" title="William H. Day">William H. Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_A._J._Foote" title="Julia A. J. Foote">Julia A. J. Foote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Walker_Hood" title="James Walker Hood">James Walker Hood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_James_(minister)" title="Thomas James (minister)">Thomas James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singleton_T._Jones" title="Singleton T. Jones">Singleton T. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kinard" title="John Kinard">John Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jermain_Wesley_Loguen" title="Jermain Wesley Loguen">Jermain Wesley Loguen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_E._Price" title="John E. Price">John E. Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Singleton" title="William Henry Singleton">William Henry Singleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bryan_Small" title="John Bryan Small">John Bryan Small</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Small" title="Mary J. Small">Mary J. Small</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Tribble" title="Jeffery Tribble">Jeffery Tribble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Varick" title="James Varick">James Varick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Walters" title="Alexander Walters">Alexander Walters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/A.U.M.P._Church" class="mw-redirect" title="A.U.M.P. Church">A.U.M.P. Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Spencer_(religious_leader)" title="Peter Spencer (religious leader)">Peter Spencer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Christian_Methodist_Episcopal_Church" title="Christian Methodist Episcopal Church">Christian Methodist Episcopal Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Yancy_Bell" title="William Yancy Bell">William Yancy Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Miles" title="William H. Miles">William H. Miles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Baptist</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Dexter_Avenue_Baptist_Church" title="Dexter Avenue Baptist Church">Dexter Avenue Baptist Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Johns" title="Vernon Johns">Vernon Johns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/First_African_Baptist_Church_(Richmond,_Virginia)" title="First African Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)">First African Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Goode_Brooks" title="Lucy Goode Brooks">Lucy Goode Brooks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/First_African_Baptist_Church_(Savannah,_Georgia)" title="First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)">First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_George_(Baptist)" title="David George (Baptist)">David George</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Full_Gospel_Baptist_Church_Fellowship" title="Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship">Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_S._Morton" title="Paul S. Morton">Paul S. Morton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Lott_Carey_Foreign_Mission_Convention" title="Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention">Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Caldwell_Boone" title="Clinton Caldwell Boone">Clinton Caldwell Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lott_Cary" title="Lott Cary">Lott Cary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention,_USA,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.">National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Cleveland_Cureton" title="Stewart Cleveland Cureton">Stewart Cleveland Cureton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Jackson" title="Joseph H. Jackson">Joseph H. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._J._Jemison" title="T. J. Jemison">T. J. Jemison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_James_Jennings" title="Willie James Jennings">Willie James Jennings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Lyons" title="Henry Lyons">Henry Lyons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Mays" title="Benjamin Mays">Benjamin Mays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Simmons_(teacher)" title="William J. Simmons (teacher)">W. J. Simmons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Baptist_Convention_of_America,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.">National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R._H._Boyd" title="R. H. Boyd">R. H. Boyd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Missionary_Baptist_Convention_of_America" title="National Missionary Baptist Convention of America">National Missionary Baptist Convention of America</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Lockridge" title="S. M. Lockridge">S. M. Lockridge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/Progressive_National_Baptist_Convention" title="Progressive National Baptist Convention">Progressive National Baptist Convention</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Abernathy" title="Ralph Abernathy">Ralph Abernathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Augustus_Jones_Jr." title="William Augustus Jones Jr.">William Augustus Jones Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner_C._Taylor" title="Gardner C. Taylor">Gardner C. Taylor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><b><a href="/wiki/United_American_Free_Will_Baptist_Church" title="United American Free Will Baptist Church">United American Free Will Baptist Church</a></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Randall" title="Benjamin Randall">Benjamin Randall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pentecostal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Assemblies_of_Christ" title="Apostolic Assemblies of Christ">Apostolic Assemblies of Christ</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Faith_Church" title="Apostolic Faith Church">Apostolic Faith Church</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/William_J._Seymour" title="William J. Seymour">William J. Seymour</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_God_in_Christ" title="Church of God in Christ">Church of God in Christ</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Charles_Edward_Blake_Sr." title="Charles Edward Blake Sr.">Charles Edward Blake Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andra%C3%A9_Crouch" title="Andraé Crouch">Andraé Crouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Crouch" title="Sandra Crouch">Sandra Crouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Michael_Franklin_Jr." title="Robert Michael Franklin Jr.">Robert Michael Franklin Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Green_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel Green Jr.">Samuel Green Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Hawkins" title="Edwin Hawkins">Edwin Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._T._Jones_Sr." title="O. T. Jones Sr.">O. T. Jones Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Kee" title="John P. Kee">John P. Kee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Harrison_Mason" title="Charles Harrison Mason">Charles Harrison Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandler_David_Owens_Sr" class="mw-redirect" title="Chandler David Owens Sr">Chandler David Owens Sr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_E._Patterson" title="Gilbert E. Patterson">Gilbert E. Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._O._Patterson_Jr." title="J. O. Patterson Jr.">J. O. Patterson Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Perryman" title="Wayne Perryman">Wayne Perryman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Thomas_Sr." title="Ted Thomas Sr.">Ted Thomas Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._D._Washington" title="F. D. Washington">F. D. Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickerson_Wells" title="Dickerson Wells">Dickerson Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Wright" title="Timothy Wright">Timothy Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lennox_Yearwood" title="Lennox Yearwood">Lennox Yearwood</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lord_Jesus_Christ_of_the_Apostolic_Faith" title="Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith">Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Lawson" title="Robert C. Lawson">Robert C. Lawson</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Universal_Triumph,_Dominion_of_God" title="Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God">Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/James_F._Jones_(minister)" title="James F. Jones (minister)">James F. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Schaffer" class="mw-redirect" title="James Schaffer">James Shaffer</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Fire_Baptized_Holiness_Church_of_God_of_the_Americas" title="Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas">Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sinai_Holy_Church_of_America" title="Mount Sinai Holy Church of America">Mount Sinai Holy Church of America</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Ida_B._Robinson" title="Ida B. Robinson">Ida B. Robinson</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal_Assemblies_of_the_World" title="Pentecostal Assemblies of the World">Pentecostal Assemblies of the World</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal_Churches_of_Christ" title="Pentecostal Churches of Christ">Pentecostal Churches of Christ</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/J._Delano_Ellis" title="J. Delano Ellis">J. Delano Ellis</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Zion_Union_Apostolic_Church" title="Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church">Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Triumph_the_Church_and_Kingdom_of_God_in_Christ" title="Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ">Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ</a></b> (Elias Dempsey Smith)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Pentecostal_Council_of_the_Assemblies_of_God,_Incorporated" title="United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God, Incorporated">United Pentecostal Council of the Assemblies of God, Incorporated</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Holy_Church_of_America" title="United Holy Church of America">United Holy Church of America</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Sabbath-Day_Adventist_Church" title="United Sabbath-Day Adventist Church">United Sabbath-Day Adventist Church</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Catholic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Black_Catholicism" title="Black Catholicism">Black Catholicism</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Lange" title="Mary Elizabeth Lange">Servant of God Mother Mary Lange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henriette_Delille" class="mw-redirect" title="Henriette Delille">Venerable Mother Henriette DeLille</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Augustine_Williams" title="William Augustine Williams">William Augustine Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Toussaint" title="Pierre Toussaint">Venerable Pierre Toussaint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustus_Tolton" title="Augustus Tolton">Venerable Fr Augustus Tolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clements" title="George Clements">George Clements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ricard" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ricard">Bishop John Ricard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Greeley" title="Julia Greeley">Servant of God Julia Greeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thea_Bowman" title="Thea Bowman">Servant of God Sr Thea Bowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Phelps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamie Phelps">Sr Jamie Phelps, OP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Rufus_J._Rivers" class="mw-redirect" title="Clarence Rufus J. Rivers">Clarence Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprian_Davis" title="Cyprian Davis">Fr Cyprian Davis, OSB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Patterson_Lyke" title="James Patterson Lyke">Archbishop James Lyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilton_Daniel_Gregory" title="Wilton Daniel Gregory">Cardinal Wilton Gregory</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/African_Orthodox_Church" title="African Orthodox Church">African Orthodox Church</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/George_Alexander_McGuire" title="George Alexander McGuire">George Alexander McGuire</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Holiness)_U.S.A." title="Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.">Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Charles_Price_Jones" title="Charles Price Jones">Charles Price Jones</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Presbyterian_Church_in_America" title="Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America">Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ" title="United Church of Christ">City of Refuge UCC</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Yvette_Flunder" title="Yvette Flunder">Yvette Flunder</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Global_United_Fellowship" title="Global United Fellowship">Global United Fellowship</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Neil_Ellis_(bishop)" title="Neil Ellis (bishop)">Neil Ellis</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Imani_Temple_African-American_Catholic_Congregation" title="Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation">Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/George_Augustus_Stallings_Jr." title="George Augustus Stallings Jr.">George Augustus Stallings Jr.</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Interdenominational_Theological_Center" title="Interdenominational Theological Center">Interdenominational Theological Center</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Israelite_School_of_Universal_Practical_Knowledge" title="Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge">Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge</a></b></li> <li>Love Center Church (<a href="/wiki/Walter_Hawkins" title="Walter Hawkins">Walter Hawkins</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Original_Church_of_God_or_Sanctified_Church" title="Original Church of God or Sanctified Church">Original Church of God or Sanctified Church</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Churches" title="Spencer Churches">Spencer Churches</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Peter_Spencer_(religious_leader)" title="Peter Spencer (religious leader)">Peter Spencer</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Trinity_United_Church_of_Christ" title="Trinity United Church of Christ">Trinity United Church of Christ</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Otis_Moss_III" title="Otis Moss III">Otis Moss III</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/United_House_of_Prayer_for_All_People" title="United House of Prayer for All People">United House of Prayer for All People</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Marcelino_Manuel_da_Gra%C3%A7a" title="Marcelino Manuel da Graça">Marcelino Manuel da Graça</a></li> <li>Walter McCollough</li> <li>Samuel C. Madison</li> <li>C.M. 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