wfn.org | Former Army chaplain installed as Florida regional minister

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 From nobody@wfn.org  Mon Nov  6 00:00:00 2000
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: Clifford L. Willis
Date: November 6, 2000
on the Web: http://www.disciples.org
E-mail: CWillis@oc.disciples.org

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	INDIANAPOLIS (DNS) -- A former U.S. Army chaplain has been installed as
regional minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Florida.

	The Rev. William C.  Morrison, Jr., was installed Oct. 28 during the
Florida regional assembly. He began his new ministry Oct. 16.

	Morrison comes to the Florida region after a 24-year career as a military
chaplain, most recently with the U.S. Army Material Command in Alexandria,
Va. He also has served overseas posts in Frankfurt, Germany, and Saudi
Arabia.

	The Charleston, W.Va., native earned master of divinity and business
administration degrees from Howard University School of Divinity,
Washington, D.C., (1976) and Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif.,
(1985).

	Morrison has served on the military endorsement committee for Homeland
Ministries and a search committee for HM's director of chaplaincy and
specialized ministries. He also is a member of the Military Chaplains
Association of the USA. 

	Active in his community, he is a former board member of the Frazier Center
Advisory Board, Hinesville Ga., and the Fort Stewart/ Hinesville
Ministerial Association.

	He and his wife, Gloria Jean, have two adults sons, Alvin and Angelo.

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