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Dr. Leroy Garrett’s Farewell Speech at ACU’s Summit 2013

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Donald Simpson

Leroy Garrett is a renowned scholar, preacher, and historian from the Stone Campbell movement. Graduating from ACU with his B.S. he went on to Harvard for his Ph.D. This is possibly Leroy’s last official speaking engagement of this kind

Click on the link below to see Dr. Garrett’s notes from his Valedictory speech at this year’s Summit.

Garrett Notes

Posted in News, Speech, Video

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