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Pastor Emeritus Leonard Barksdale<\/h1>\n

November 11, 1948 to\u00a0May 14, 2018<\/h2>\n

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Pastor Emeritus Barksdale is a native of Galveston, Texas. He is a graduate of Central High School, The University of Houston B.A., Houston Graduate School of Theology M.A., Thurgood Marshall School of Law J.D., College of Biblical Studies-Houston A.B.S., and Dallas Theological Seminary C.G.S. An accomplished trial lawyer, he accepted his call into the Gospel Ministry in 1992.<\/p>\n

On August 10, 1974, Leonard N. Barksdale married Gladys Jewel Glass Barksdale. They have two daughters, Lea and Anita.<\/p>\n

After forty years of marriage, and fighting a valiant battle with illness for over seventeen years, on November 11, 2014 Mrs. Gladys Jewel Glass Barksdale went home to be with the Lord. She truly fought a good fight, she finished her course, she kept the faith.<\/p>\n

On May 16, 1994 Rev. Barksdale was called as Pastor of the Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church. As Pastor, he instituted numerous new ministries including a male and female mentor program called “Shoulder to Shoulder”; a community awareness committee, a drug ministry, a street preaching ministry; a prison ministry, a young adult ministry (YDC); a greeters ministry; an athletic ministry; the willing workers (a service ministry); a \u201cFINE ARTS\u201d ministry; \u201cHoly Spoken Drama\u201d an arts ministry; Divine Intelligent Virtuous Anointed Sistas (DIVAS); E-Waves – A computer literacy ministry; Women Looking Ahead (a young women\u2019s mentoring ministry), a monthly newsletter, and the Faith Revitalization Center, Inc. (a 501C-3 corporation)( www.faithrevitalizationctr.org). In addition, the church in the year 2000, joined 9 other churches to build 2 new Habitat homes for deserving families. Each year the Church provided for the children of inmates during the Christmas Season with the Angel Tree Program.<\/p>\n

Under his administration new classrooms and restrooms were built; new land was acquired; a new sign was erected on the corner of Waco and Noble streets; a new FWMBC web page was constructed; a new milliondollar Multi-Purpose Center was constructed; and the church library was renovated. In 2007, the tape ministry was upgraded to include a multimedia image enhancement system in the church sanctuary, and a computer lab was set up in the Carl Walker, Jr. Multi-Purpose Center. Additionally, a screen is now located in the church foyer depicting visual presentations. In 2014, FRC completely modernized the computer lab again.<\/p>\n

Pastor Emeritus Barksdale emphasizes love for God, and love for one another as the foundation of his ministry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an honor to serve under the leadership of Pastor Criswell, as we pursue the high calling of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

– Pastor Emeritus Barksdale<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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