Dr. R.D. Henton, Chicago pastor, dies at 82

Thursday, October 22, 2015
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago pastor and founder of R.D. Henton Breakthrough Ministries has died.

According to his website, Dr. R.D. Henton was called into the ministry in 1948.
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Nearly 5,000 people are members of this South Side church. Henton was a Chicago native and the father of four children.

There's been no word on the cause of death. He was 82.
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