Reverend Larry J. Williams
Minister of Evangelism/Outreach

• Born: September 16, 1950
• Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
• Parents: Ella and Vernon Williams
• Education: BA degree from Simmons Bible College; 1 year at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Wife: Rosetta Williams
• Children: Edward Layne
• Ordained: February 8, 2004

Reverend Ruffin Van Carl Freeman, III
Minister of Education

• Born: September 11, 1958
• Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
• Parents: Ruffin Van Carl, Jr. and Mattie Freeman
• Education: Graduate of University of Phoenix (BS Business Management); Currently MBA Candidate at University of Phoenix with emphasis in Global Management; MA Candidate in Theological Studies at Liberty Seminary
• Wife: Anna Marie Freeman
• Children: Ruffin V.C. Freeman, IV (Carl) and Anderson Joseph Freeman (AJ)
• Ordained: April 29, 1990

Reverend Corey Gaines
Minister of Worship

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Minister Gerald M. Joiner
Minister of Administration and Operations

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Minister David Drummond
Minister of Youth

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Minister Darrell Parker
Minister of Member Care

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Reverend H. Donald Cockerham
Pastor Emeritus

• Born: October 5, 1930
• Hometown: McComb, Mississippi
• Parents: Mr. & Mrs. F. E. Cockerham
• Education: Public Schools of Chicago, Illinois; DuSable High School; Bachelor of Theology, Chicago Baptist Institute; further study, University of Illinois; Roosevelt University and Chicago Musical College; Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Simmons Bible College, Louisville, Kentucky
• Wife: Mrs. Eleanor M. Poignard
• Children: Four - Patricia Lynn, Donald Leslie (deceased), Susan Beth and Aaron Poignard
• Former Positions: Pastor of Zion Baptist Church, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky; Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Chicago Heights, Illinois; Board of Trustees, Prairie State College; Faculty Member, Chicago Baptist Institute; President, Chicago Heights Ministerial Association; Chairman of Employment Committee of Interracial Inter-Faith Clergy Conference; vice-president of Progressive State Convention of Illinois; vice-president of Ministers Union of Chicago; Corresponding Secretary of District No. 2 of South Region of Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. President of State Baptist Fellowship of Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., Teacher in PNBC Congress; Executive Board of General Association; President of NAACP Ministerial Coalition; Member of the NAACP Board of Directors, Chairman of State Mission Board of General Association of Kentucky Baptists; on faculty of PNBC Congress of Christian Education
• Awards: Outstanding Citizen’s Award in Chicago Heights; Community Leader’s Award by Calvary Baptist Church; Citizen’s Association Award for Community Work; Leader in Human Relations by Prairie State College; Distinguished Citizen’s Award of Louisville
• Present Positions: A Kentucky Colonel; Moral Side of the News Panel; Crusade for Children Panel; Treasurer-Trustee Simmons Bible College; Query Master for Louisville Ministers’ and Deacons’ Meeting; on faculty of PNBC Congress of Christian Education; Teacher of Ministers’ Seminar of Mid-West Region of PNBC, Pastor Emeritus of Zion Missionary Baptist Church
• Travels: Holy Land; Egypt; Conducted Revival at Calvary Baptist Church of Nassau of Bahamas; World Baptist Youth Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; The World Baptist Alliance, Tokyo, Japan; Expo 70-Osaka, Japan; Hong Kong, China; Honolulu, Hawaii; Germany; France; Italy; Holland; Switzerland; England; Sweden