COLUMBUS, Ohio — A veteran Columbus pastor and community leader has passed away following a battle with cancer.
Reverend Dr. Charles Booth, senior pastor of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church on East Main Street in Columbus, passed away Saturday while in hospice care.
Rev. Booth held a widely-attended Preaching Conference annually in Columbus.
He also took a lead role in holding community forums following police shootings involving black males in 2016 and 2017.
Rev. Booth was 72 years old.
