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Opened the Stephens Prescription Pharmacy at 505 E. 61st St. in Chicago just three months prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. His store hours were from early morning to late evening, with delivery of prescriptions on the South and West sides of Chicago often til 1am. His "reputation for superior service dictated the need for 19 phone lines and a large staff of pharmacists to fill the hundreds of daily orders". He retired from that location 55 years later, in 1996.
Immediately following graduation, he served as teacher of Pharmacy for a year at MeHarry Medical School, the first medical college for African-Americans (Nashville, TN); He then attended the [[University of Chicago Divinity School]], [[Moody Bible Institute]], and [[Emmaus Bible CollegeUniversity]].
He cofounded the [[Southside Gospel Church Assembly, Chicago, IL]] in 1947 at 863 E. 64th and remained an elder. His nickname was "Bishop". Dr. Stephens traveled all over the U.S. as an itinerant speaker, and also mentored many young men in the church and community.
