Rev. Leon Finney Jr.

CTL-E-1457 · Person · 20th century

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Owner of the Washington Park National Bank Building; the building housed The Woodlawn Organization headquarters under his ownership. Stub record.

Relationships

Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church — affiliated with
Rev. Dr. Leon D. Finney Jr. served as senior pastor of Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church ('The Met') for 20 years.

Sources

CTL-DR-PLACE-001 w3-institutions research (2026-09-28)

Record CTL-E-1457 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 1 source · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: PLACE-001, BCI-001.
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