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90-year-old reverend continues to preach after seven decades at pulpits of California churches

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The Rev. Earl Chambers celebrated 70 years in the pulpit and is one of the longest-serving ministers in the area. It would be hard to find anyone in the Church of Christ who has preached more.

The Rev. Earl Chambers and wife Shirley sing during services at the Church of Christ. Chambers also had a television ministry for 30 years.

The Rev. Earl Chambers and his wife, Shirley, both 90, stand in front of the Church of Christ on Florin Road in Sacramento last Sunday, where Earl Chambers is serving as interim pastor. Married for 70 years, the couple met when they were both students at San Jose Bible College.

The Rev. Earl Chambers and wife Shirley enter the Church of Christ last Sunday. Looking back on their busy life of preaching, praying and Bible study, he said: "Marriage is not 50/50, you both have to give 100 percent."

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