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Former Peoria gang chief returns with new ministry, heartbreaking past

12:00 pm UTC Mar. 17, 2021 PEORIA Melvin Sanders Sr. seeks hometown redemption. As a gang chief during the 1980s and 1990s, Sanders beleaguered Peoria with drugs and violence. Awash in booze and drugs, he left town about two decades ago to chase a woman, but instead found Jesus. But even amid his spiritual salvation, old sins exacted a heavy price. Two adult sons were shot to death in Peoria, while a third recently was charged in a gunshot slaying. In the aftermath, Sanders readily recognizes the role he played in breeding mayhem on the streets of Peoria. “God told me I’m reaping what I’ve sewn,” the 53-year-old Sanders says.  “ … I’m getting what I’ve done to other people.”

Melvin Banks, founder of largest Black-owned Christian media and publishing company, dies at 86 - CHVNRadio: Southern Manitoba s hub for local and Christian news, and adult contemporary Christian programming

Melvin Banks, founder of largest Black-owned Christian media and publishing company, dies at 86 Written by CHVN Thursday, Feb 18 2021, 5:29 AM Revolutionary Founder of the Largest Independent, African American-owned and -operated, Christian Media and Publishing Company, Changed U.S. Bible Engagement for the Last 50 Years, UMI says of its founder. (UMI) Article continues below advertisement ↴ UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.) announced that its founder, Dr. Melvin E. Banks, Sr., died on Saturday, February 13, at 86. So many people have been introduced to the life-changing message of Jesus because of Dr. Banks’ ground-breaking initiatives Banks launched UMI in 1970 to provide African American churches and individuals with images reflecting their congregations and relatable, Christ-centered content from an urban perspective, according to a release from the company.

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