Busta’s Person of the Week: Local bishop calls for church and community unity

By Busta Brown What I admire most about my Person of the Week is his unshakable commitment to God’s word, his family, and to make Winston-Salem better and safer for our children and their families. I’ve heard many people say the term, “By His grace,” but when he says it, you can feel a shift in the atmosphere. His presence creates a space free of all doubt and negativity. This Monrovia, Liberia, native is no stranger to the world at large or the local Winston-Salem community. He’s truly a man after God’s heart. Let’s learn more about him. You’ve earned several degrees of higher learning as you’ve pastored several churches in various conferences. Which is the most important title? “Well, I believe that the most important title that I cherish most, would be a child of God. All the other things such as Bishop, Doctor, Reverend, those are only manifestations of God’s grace, God’s blessings. But I believe that what I cherish the most is the relationship that I have with God.” When you begin and end your conversations, you always say, “by His Grace.” And whatever I was dealing with at that moment seems to disappear. Why do you...