PASTOR’S MINISTER’S CONFERENCE
The Pastor's Conference was formed during a meeting with Reverend S. H. Hardaway,
Reverend C. P Long and Reverend A. T. Griffey, Sr.
Reverend Hardaway presented the idea as a result of attending a pastors' Conference in
Jackson Tennessee. After much praying and planning the Cumberland River, South
Kentucky Middle Tennessee Baptist District Association established its first Pastors'
Conference.
On April 12, 1971, the very first District Pastors' Conference was held at the Clarksville
Baptist School of Religion. The theme for the week was "New testament Church Policy."
The Guest Speaker was Dr. J.J. Stevenson who was the State Missionary of Kentucky
Baptist general Association, Paducah, Kentucky. The week's conference was very
productive.
Over the past years we have been blessed with such keynote speakers as Reverend
Robert Wilson, President, National Baptist Congress; Reverend Austin Bell, Pastor, North
Chapel Baptist Church, Hopkinsville Kentucky; Reverend Lincoln Bingham, Pastor, West
End Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky; Clarksville Native, Reverend Jasper "J.J."
Northington, Vice Moderator, Union District, Franklin, Kentucky; Pastor, Elevated Missionary
Baptist Church; Reverend John F. Cunningham, former Pastor Mount Olive Missionary
Baptist Church, Clarksville Tennessee, Past Pastor Mount Eron Missionary Baptist Church,
Dayton Ohio; Reverend Doctor John H. Rouse, former Pastor, Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist
Church, Clarksville Tennessee, Pastor Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, east Saint
Louis, Illinois, Chairman, National Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tennessee:
Doctor Hermon Powell, Pastor, Morning Star Baptist Church, Memphis Tennessee,
president, Tennessee State Baptist Convention; reverend Doctor Leroy Brent, Pastor,
Fairview Missionary Baptist Church, Mayfield, Kentucky and Adjunct Professor, University
of Tennessee - Martin and Southern Illinois University (SIU): Reverend Timothy Woods,
Pastor Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama; Reverend Doctor
George Brooks, Pastor, Saint James Missionary Baptist Church, Nashville Tennessee,
President Former Tennessee State Sunday School Congress; Doctor R. A. Mc Coy,
Memorial Baptist Church, Los Angeles, California; Reverend James Victor, Former pastor
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Clarksville Tennessee, Pastor Mount Olive Baptist
Church, Washington, D. C.; Reverend Doctor R. Elliott Greene, Assistant Pastor, New Saint
Peter's Presbyterian Church, Dallas Texas, Assistant Professor of Biblical Languages, West
Minister Theological Seminary; Reverend Dr. Larry Ellis, Pastor Pilgrim Baptist Church, San
Mateo, California; Reverend Dr. W. Timothy Glenn, pastor, t. Olive Baptist Church, Fort
Worth, Texas, 1st Vice President, National Baptist Convention of America, Inc; Reverend
Clinton McFarland, Senior Pastor, Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Atlanta
Georgia.
in order to be all-encompassing of the District Clergy, the conference name was expanded
to Pastors' and Minister' Conference so that it was inclusive of both Pastors and Ministers.
God has blessed us with 37 years of faithful Pastors' and Ministers' Conference presidents,
for this we are grateful to God. Conference Presidents include:
Reverend Jerry G. Jerkins (1971-1976, 1982-1984); Reverend Doctor Leroy Burgess
(1976-1980); Reverend Doctor Shelby Brown (1980 - 1982); Reverend G. W. Pettus (1982-
1984); Reverend C. R. Cheatham (1986-1994); Reverend Wilton Williams (1994-1996);
Reverend Merritt Lewis (1996-1998); Reverend Delbert Brown (1998-2002); Reverend Alvin
Long (2002-2004); Reverend Doctor David Allen ( 2004- Present)
CUMBERLAND RIVER SOUTH KENTUCKY MIDDLE
TENNESSEE BAPTIST DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
Rev Delbert Brown - Moderator
1325 Dodd St. Clarksville TN 37042
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