Cissy Houston honored

Jet, Nov 8, 2004

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Caption: CISSY HOUSTON HONORED: Soul-gospel singer Cissy Houston (c) is congratulated on 50 years of service at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, by famed singer Melba Moore and gospel recording artist Helen Baylor during a tribute hosted by the Rev. Joe A. Carter, pastor of the church. Houston has been the church's minister of music for more than 40 years. Others on hand for the celebration were Houston's niece, pop-soul legend Dionne Warwick, and Mary Ida Vandross, mother of Luther Vandross. "I have given my best and I hope that my life will be a shining example for others to come," says Houston.