Benjamin Franklin Reid

Background

Reid, Benjamin Franklin was born on October 5, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Noah W. Senior and Viola Reid.

Education

Student, University Pittsburgh, 1956. Student, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1958. Doctor of Divinity, American Bible Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, 1971.

Doctor of Philosophy, California Western University, 1975. Doctor of Letters (honorary), California Graduate School Theology, Glendale, 1981. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Anderson University, 1982.

Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Pacific Christian College, Fullerton, California, 1996. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Mid-American Bible College, Oklahoma City, 1997.

Career

Pastor, Adams St. Church of God, Springfield, Illinois, 1958-1959;

Pastor, 1st Church of God, Junction City, Kansas, 1959-1963;

Senior Pastor, Southwestern Church of God, Detroit, 1963-1971;

Senior Pastor, Holmes Avenue Church of God, Los Angeles, Ca 1971-1975;

Senior Pastor, First Church of God, Inglewood, Ca 1975-1996

Presiding Bishop, 1st Church of God, Inglewood; Nigeria, 1981-1999;

Presiding Bishop, Interstate Association Church of God, Alaska, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, since 1987;

Presiding Bishop, National Association of the Church of God, since 1987

President, National Association for the Church of God (United States of America), since 1996.

President Southern California School Ministry, Los Angeles, since 1985.

Chairman Southern California Mins.' Network, Inglewood, 1990.

Achievements

• Benjamin Franklin Reid has been listed as a noteworthy Bishop by Marquis Cd.

Works

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  • Glory to the Spirit

    (Biblical understandings and applications of the ministry ...)

  • Another look at "other tongues": Seeking a Biblical understanding of glossalalia
  • CONFESSIONS OF A HAPPY PREACHER

Membership

Board directors Los Angeles Council Churches, since 1974, Inner City Foundation-Excellence in Education, Los Angeles, 1987-1995, Urban League, Los Angeles, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Los Angeles, Ecumenical Center-Black Church Studies, Los Angeles. Chaplain Inglewood (California) Police Department. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life member South Bay branch), Inter-Denominational Ministers Alliance (president 1974-1976, Service award 1976), Concerned Clergy of Los Angeles, Shepherd's Prayer Gathering, Fellowship Indiana Churches (founder, president since 1989), Los Angeles Ecumenical Congress.

Connections

Married Anna Pearl Batie, June 28, 1958. Children: Benjamin Junior, Sylvia, Angela

Father:

Noah W. Reid

Mother:

Viola Reid

Mother:

Tomysena Gray

Spouse:

Anna Pearl Batie

Son:

Benjamin F. Reid, Jr.

Daughter:

Sylvia V. Reid

Daughter:

Angela M. Reid-James

Daughter-in-law:

Natalie Reid

son-in-law:

David G. James