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Well-Known Detroit Pastor The Rev. Charles G. Adams Dies, But His Legacy Lives On

"Charles Adams went home empty because he gave it all to us and for that, we are very grateful," NAACP Chapter President Rev. Anthony said.

(CBS Detroit)

December 1, 2023

(CBS DETROIT) - Longtime Detroit pastor, the Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams, has died at age 86, reportedly from pneumonia.

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Adams spent half a century as pastor of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. He was a former member of the NAACP Detroit chapter executive board, serving as president in 1984.

"Charles Adams went home empty..because he gave it all to us and for that, we are very grateful," said the Rev. Wendell Anthony, NAACP Detroit chapter president.

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