Church Churches of Christ Name Franklin Florence | Education Pepperdine University | |
Born August 9, 1936 (age 87) ( 1936-08-09 ) Miami, Florida | ||
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Florence, Sr. (born August 9, 1934) is a minister who has been heavily involved in civil rights work in Rochester, New York for five decades. He is most well known as the founder and first president of the civil rights group, F.I.G.H.T in 1965 after the 1964 Rochester race riot. He currently serves as the senior pastor at the Central Church of Christ and F.I.G.H.T. Village apartments in Rochester, New York.
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- Early life
- Founding of Fight
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Early life
Florence was born in 1934 to Hozel and Berth Florence. He came under the influence of evangelist Marshall Keeble in his mid-teens. He was educated at Nashville Christian Institute from 1948 to 1952. He later attended Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, dropping out after two years to return home. On his return he was ordained and became pastor of the 18th Street Church of Christ in West Palm Beach. He moved to Rochester in 1959. At the age of 25, Florence was recruited to become the pastor of the Reynolds Street Church of Christ in Rochester, NY, where he moved with his wife and children. He immediately became involved with endeavors aimed to help improve the living conditions of blacks living in the Rochester community.
Founding of Fight
Minister Florence was a founder and the first president of F.I.G.H.T. (Freedom, Independence, God, Honor, Today). Its first convention in Rochester attracted 1,500 people.