The Reverend Murphy C. Williams
Pastor
Preached in Europe in Goodwill Tour of World Council of Churches, 1953; Co-Founder of International Opportunity Life Insurance Company in 1957; first Black appointed as Chaplain for the Colorado House of Representatives 1957-1965. First Black in the United States to serve as Chaplain on a regular basis; cited three times by legislature, which published a collection of his prayers. Recipient of Beth Joseph Men's Club Human Relation Award, guest preacher at U.S. Air Force Academy; guest preacher for Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellow (doctoral candidates) at Colgate Rochester Seminary. Inducted 1973.
