2004 Civil Rights Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Rev. C. B. Akins
The Rev. C.B. Akins has been the Pastor of First Baptist
Church Bracktown in Lexington since February of 1983. Under his leadership, the
Church has grown from 160 members to over 600 active members. Rev. Akins is a
native of Bath Springs, Tennessee. He graduated from high school in Carrier
Mills, Illinois. He attended Paducah Community College and graduated from the
University of Kentucky with honors. He also holds a Masters Degree in Divinity,
a Doctor of Ministry Degree and Doctoral Degree from Lexington Theological
Seminary.
While serving in the U.S. Air Force, Rev. Akins became fluent
in several languages including: German, Czechoslovakian, French, Chinese
Mandarin, Greek, and Hebrew.
Rev. Akins is affiliated with various organizations including
the National Baptist Convention, the General Association of Baptists in
Kentucky, and the Consolidated District Association. He serves the community in
various capacities including: The Governor’s Advisory Council for Volunteers
in KY;The Bluegrass International Affairs Council; Special consultant to
the University of KY Football Team and Athletic Department and is currently the
Chaplin for the UK Basketball team; The UK President’s Commission on
Diversity; and as a member of the African American Education Coalition, a
grassroots organization dedicated to improving the educational opportunities of
African American children’s education in our public schools. He is also a
writer having written a book entitled “Burden to Blessing”, a history of his
Church.
He is in demand as a speaker for conferences and revivals
across the country, and has become a featured guest speaker and teacher with the
Franklin Braham Ministries of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
He is married to the former Ms. Roszalyn Mack and father of
three children, a son and two daughters.
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