EMBARGOED UNTIL SEPT. 11, 2002 (NYT45) NEW YORK Sept. 6, 2002 9-11-PEOPLE-DEWITT In a changed world, even santa s lap doesn t seem as safe. Maurice De Witt, who works as a Santa Claus in Rockefeller Center, holds onto a doll of a black santa taken at his apartment last month. (Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times)
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Macon honors Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church pastor with park
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Macon-Bibb County has a new park for people to enjoy. Reverend Jacob Parker Memorial Park sits across from Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on the corners of Elm and Telfair Streets.
Named after Reverend Jacob Parker, the park honors the man who pastored Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church for nearly 50 years.
Reverend Jacob Parker Memorial Park features
concrete plaza area
Prior to becoming a park, the area had several blighted structures.
Reverend Parker, now in his 90’s, loves parks. Pastor Parker’s daughter Barabara Parker says the family feels truly honored.