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Revision as of 18:09, 9 March 2021
Kevin Paul Turner (born c. 1962 in Peoria, Illinois; died March 1, 2021) was a Christian minister and the long-time director of the UAB Gospel Choir.
Turner assumed the baton of UAB's Gospel Choir in 1993 and retired in 2017. In addition to his work in the Department of Music, he taught classes in Gospel music history in UAB's African American Studies Program.
Turner was previously employed by the American Red Cross. He completed a bachelor's degree in pastoral theology from Andersonville Theological Seminary in 2006, and served as a suffragen bishop in the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World denomination. In 2013 he was named pastor of Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church No. 2. From 2014 until his death he was senior pastor of Holy Harvest Ministries.
References
- "Honoring the Founding Director of UAB Gospel Choir" (March 5, 2021) UAB College of Arts and Sciences