Pastor Dana Smith is to be featured on the next edition of the New Britain Forum by the New Britain Progressive.
Pastor Smith is to be the guest on Friday, January 21, 2022. It is to be broadcast live at 7:00pm on the New Britain Progressive website at newbritainindependent.com.
The New Britain Forum, hosted by John McNamara, is the New Britain Progressive‘s TV-style online news talk show.
Pastor Smith, Executive Director at New Life II Ministries was recently named Man of the Year by the Black Ministerial Alliance of New Britain. Pastor Smith was the BMA’s honoree at the annual Emancipation Proclamation Day Service, held in collaboration with the NAACP New Britain Branch on January 1, 2022.
Pastor Smith’s biography says that he,
has worked in the community; helping to organizing basketball tournaments, family events and has founded a men’s group called unshakable Men. Dana also assists with feeding the homeless, and is part of the Greater New Britain Re-entry round table.
Pastor Smith has also served as the President of the North-Oak Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, the neighborhood organization for the North and Oak streets neighborhood. In that position, he has worked to organize neighborhood residents and advocated for a greater voice for the people of the neighborhood.
Pastor Smith has worked with other organizations to support for people in need, from food to school backbacks to winter clothing.
His biography says Pastor Smith,
is trained as an Integrated Healing Coach, National certified peer specialist, recovery coach, recovery support specialist, and suicide prevention gatekeeper instructor.
