"A Pastor/Teacher True Vine Baptist Church
Syracuse, NY ", Pastor Brown, a
native of Winter Haven, Florida, was called to the Pastorate
of True Vine Baptist Church, November 2002 and assumed his duties as the
5th pastor of the 40 year old church.
The mission of the Black Leadership
Commission on AIDS of Syracuse is to mobilize and educate
African-American leaders in the City of Syracuse to respond to HIV/AIDS
and public health, to enhance the African-American communities’ access
wherever public policy is deliberated and resources are allocated, and
to serve as advocates and provide support to frontline agencies in their
daily war on AIDS in Syracuse communities. Through the leadership, the BLCA of
Syracuse will work to ensure the equitable allocation of
resources for the African American community and to enhance the capacity
of local direct service organizations. BLCA of Syracuse will develop
plans together and engage in joint advocacy at all levels of government
to protect and strengthen the public health and disease prevention
efforts of the City of Syracuse.
