In the News ... "From EMT/firefighter to pastor"

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• Prior job helpful in reverend’s new role

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - The Rev. Leland Hart’s experience as an emergency medical technician and firefighter has given him a better understanding of people facing crises.

Pastor of Open Door Assembly of God Church at 3102 E. University Blvd., the 54-year-old Denver City native says his work as director of the EMS program at Midland College and as chief of the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department from 2001 to last year “helps you grasp what people are experiencing when they lose their home or a loved one ...

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