November 12, 2015
Dear Saints:
This correspondence is being sent at the request of the Adjutant General, Bishop Matthew Williams as per our Presiding Bishop Charles E. Blake. It is with great regret that I inform you of the passing of Bishop Samuel Penn Nesbitt, Auxiliary Bishop of the Florida Western Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. The services for Bishop Nesbitt will be as follows:
The Home going Celebration
Saturday, November 14, 2015, 2:00 p.m.
Services are entrusted to: |
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All expressions of kindness ot the Nesbitt Family can be sent to:
Mrs. Delores Nesbitt
1241 West 9th Street – Jacksonville, Florida 32209
The Adjutant General is requesting that all Bishops who will be attending the celebration, please wear your "Class B" attire.
Let us be in fervent prayer for the family during this most difficult time. If I can assist you further concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to call my office at 501.712.0048.
In His Service,
Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr.
Scribe of the Adjutancy
Assistant General Secretary / Records & Archives
Church Of God In Christ, Inc.
Bishop Nesbitt was a great intellectual man of distinction in the Church Of God in Christ. Respectfully submitted Dr. William A. Best, Former Exec Sec of General Council of Pastors and Elders (28 yrs) Rest in peace! You will be missed.
The State Of Delaware will miss Bishop as he preached for our Holy Convocation every year .
sleep on Bishop and Mother you do have our prayers
Elder Tracy Payne
Delaware Jurisdiction Secretary