1.   But when the time came for the endorsement by the current pastor, the Rev. Calvin O. Butts, it was Rangel who won.

2.   His grandfather was pastor of the First Baptist Church at the turn of the century, said the current pastor, the Rev. Gary Richardson.

3.   In return, the Episcopal Church has agreed to accept all the current Lutheran pastors and bishops who have not been ordained in the Episcopal tradition.

4.   Msgr. Wallace A. Harris, who is the current pastor at St. Charles, echoed that assessment.

5.   The Rev. Alfred Van Selow, the current pastor, said reaching people of different ethnic backgrounds requires cultural sensitivity without dilution of the Gospel message.

6.   The Rev. Gerald Leonard, the current pastor, said the Boston archdiocese was late in informing the church about Shanley.