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Celebration honors Bishop Tyson on his 60th birthday
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) — A celebration was held Friday evening for the senior pastor of Youngstown's Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church.
The celebration honored Bishop C. Shawn Tyson for his 60th birthday — and his 15th year as pastor of the church. He was joined by his wife, and first lady of the church, Krista Tyson. 275 people attended Waypoint 4180 in Canfield for the celebration.
Bishop Tyson said when he started preaching 42 years ago, there was an emphasis on institutional religion but that's changed.
'But now people are focusing more on relationship and I believe this is the will of God and has always been. It does not indicate a lack of necessity for the church. But what people have come to realize is that I am the church. A building is not a church,' Bishop Tyson said.
Bishop Tyson said five years ago, he was in 100 percent kidney failure. Now he's at 100 percent kidney function. He said that was a reason to party.
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