William M. Jeffries

I have admired Bill from our first encounter. He was a stalwart and deeply dedicated servant of peace and understanding between nations and between people, be they friends, enemies, or "frenimies". Bill was my strongest mentor as I worked for American Friends Service Committee (Southeast Regional office in High Point, NC, 1969-71). I knew Bill was a Methodist minister, and his commitment to bearing love and his Friend-ly (Quakerly) manner of speaking truth to power raised my esteem for Bill,...

Truly one of God´s humble and caring pastors. And we were all grateful for his advocacy for social justice!

My sincere condolences to the family. Several decades ago, while he was at Longview UMC in Raleigh, Rev Jeffries and I shared a very lengthy, respectful, and engaging discussion about religion and personal choices. He listened, answered my questions with honesty, and he respected my opinions. That conversation has stuck with me to this very day and I share that story often. He was very involved with our small neighborhood church (which was demolished several years ago) and he always enjoyed...