Co-Director
Edward Turner
Edward G. Turner was born in Chappell Hill Texas to Spencer and Ollie Mae Turner. He confessed his faith in Christ at an early age at his home church of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Edward attended C.H. Hogan Junior High School in Chappell Hill, then the family moved to Houston in 1956 where he attended and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School.
Edward joined Providence Missionary Baptist Church in 1960, then, after attending 3 years of Pharmacy school at Texas Southern University, he entered the U.S. Army in 1963 and was discharged in 1965.
After his discharge from the Army, and while still attending Providence Baptist Church, he met Alzena Parker and they were married on March 1, 1968. Then, in 1976, he was ordained as a Deacon by Pastor King C. Mason. He later attended CBS Bible College where he studied the old and New Testament and the principles of teaching.
He joined New Canaan M.B.C. in 2001 and accepted the office of Director of Education for the Sunday School and Brotherhood ministries.
In 2011, He and his wife, Alzena, co-founded God’s Anointed Reaching To Serve Ministry Inc, and he is responsible for teaching the Bible Study Classes here at God’s A.R.T.’s and at New Canaan Baptist Church.
Edward loves doing the work of the Lord Jesus Christ and letting all who will listen, know who God is and what He has done for him and them.
