BCC GROUP MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During their courtesy call on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 on the Rev. Donald Isaac, Director of Religious Affairs in the Executive Office of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the group of religious leaders from the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) who are on a three-day visit to Washington, D.C., are pictured at the Executive Office of the Mayor with her Director of Religious Affairs. From left to right are: Rev. Thomas L. Bowen, Assistant Minister at historic Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.; Bishop Gregory K. Minnis, New Jerusalem Church; Bishop Albert Hepburn, United Christian; Rev. Roslyn Astwood, St. Stephen’s Baptist Church; Dr. Donald Isaac; Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C.; Mr. Chris Gardiner, a Bahamian national who is President of Gardiner, Kamya & Associates, P.C.; Rev. Dr. Ranford Patterson, President of the BCC; and Rev. Dr. Deanza Cunningham, Christ Community. Mr. Gardner, whose company is based in Washington, D.C., was instrumental, along with Consul General Zonicle, in arranging the visit to D.C. by the Bahamian religious leaders. He also hosted a luncheon for the group on Wednesday at the Lauriol Plaza Restaurant in downtown Washington.