Calvin O. Butts Tributes, Memorial Service, Wife, Children, GrandChildren

October 29, 2022 by Kayla Smith

Calvin O. Butts III was an American academic administrator and a senior pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, which historically is New York City’s largest black church. The Fire up. Calvin O. Butts III, who for quite some time squeezed for social change with political smart and sporadically confrontational strategies as head of the Abyssinian … Read more

NYC Pastor and Community Leader, Rev. Calvin O. Butts III Dies at 73

October 29, 2022 by Kayla Smith

Fire up. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, chief minister of the Abyssinian Baptist Church and one of New York City’s generally persuasive strict and local area pioneers, kicked the bucket Friday at 73. Butts was celebrating 50 years with the popular church this year. During the 1980s, he established the Abyssinian Improvement Corp. to redevelop … Read more