The preacher had to stand on a box so he could see over the pulpit. There Jakobe “Kobe” Cooper stood, sharply dressed in a white shirt, black bow tie, black pinstripe suit and black-and-white wing-tip ...
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Pastor Richie Butler preached his first sermon to a teleprompter after taking the pulpit of one of Dallas’ most influential Black churches in July 2020. When he finally got the chance to deliver God’s ...