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Allen R. Griggs
Founding Pastor, Macedonia
Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas
Allen R. Griggs was born in Hancock, Georgia,
the son of Sutton and Braizilia Griggs in 1850. He was a slave and the son
of slaves. The last time he saw his mother was at the auction block. In
1859, he was brought to Texas by his slave owner Green Griggs, and lived
around Chatfield Point, Texas.
A.R. Griggs
was licensed to preach February 14, 1884 and ordained November 1, 1878.
Rev. Griggs organized and published the first negro newspaper in Texas,
The Baptist Journal, in 1877. He organized more than 500 churches and
constructed an equal number of edifices. He founded the first colored high
school in Dallas, Texas; co-founder of four colleges and one academy.
Reverend Griggs was the Baptist Historian of Texas. Dr. Griggs departed
this life May 7, 1922 at Denison, Texas.
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Zachariah
Taylor Pardee
Pastor, Macedonia
Baptist Church
1892-1904
Zachariah Taylor Pardee was born a slave March
1, 1839 in Sparta, Georgia. He was the son of Rev. John Oliver and Sereva
Oliver. Rev. Pardee married Miss. Ella Griggs in 1862. To this union
fifteen children were born. Migrating to Texas, Rev. Pardee became an
influential religious and educational leader. He lived in Corsicana,
Texas. During reconstruction prior to the organization of a school for
Blacks, it was Rev. Pardee who organized and taught classes in the local
church which was his residence at 809 East 4th Avenue. This house is still
occupied today by his offspring. In 1868, Rev. Pardee founded the First
Independent Baptist Church in Corsicana, Texas. He was Baptist Moderator
of the Friendship Association of Texas. In 1892, Rev. Pardee was called to
pastor Macedonia Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. The Rev. Zachariah
Taylor Pardee departed this life April 11, 1914.Back
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Frank
K. White
Pastor, Macedonia
Baptist Church
1905-1906
Frank K. White was born in Jefferson County,
Arkansas, January 27, 1871. Converted at the age of 15, he began
preaching immediately following his conversion and baptism. Frank K.
White was educated at Arkansas Baptist College and in the hard school of
experience. He married Miss. Dora Daniel of Boonville, Miss., December
22, 1891. To this union one child was born. It passed away in infancy.
Rev. White held important pastorates in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Kansas, California and Indiana. An evangelist of magnetic power who
persuaded thousands to come to Christ. Rev. White passed away Sunday
morning, April 8, 1923 at the age of 52.
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Lacey
Kirk Williams
Pastor, Macedonia
Baptist Church
1907-1909
Lacey Kirk Williams was bom July 11, 1871, the
son of Levi Shorter and Elizabeth Hill, former slaves who lived across the
river from each other. Levi lived on Shorter Plantation, Barbour County,
Alabama, and Elizabeth lived in the hills of Georgia. Lacey was born on the
Shorter Plantation near Eufaula, Alabama. The name was changed by Levi
from Shorter to Williams. Lacey moved to Texas with his parents and others
of the family when he was seven years of age. He was brought up in the
Brazos bottom in Texas. At the age of thirteen, he was converted at an
old-fashion revival and baptized by Rev. A. Rivers.
In 1984 he was
ordained for the ministry. Rev. Williams was President of the B.M. &
E. Convention of Texas; President of the National Baptist Convention,
U.S.A., Inc.; Vice-President of the Baptist World Alliance. Rev. Williams
was the father of one son, L.K. Williams, Jr., a promising young minister.
Dr. Williams died in an airplane crash October 29, 1940 in Olivet
Michigan.
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Augustus
C. Capers
Pastor, Macedonia
Baptist Church
1911-1912
Augustus C. Capers was born July 17, 1896 in
the state of Louisiana. Very little is known of his early life. A.C.
Capers graduated from Bishop College and was an outstanding preacher,
teacher and educator. He was a man of special abilities. Rev. Capers had a
quick smile, a warm personality and a firm handshake.
He married but had
no children. Rev. Capers became ill and passed these words on to his
successor, the Rev. W.L. Robinson, Pastor of a Baptist church in Los
Angeles, California. "I have planted the seed and it is your job to
cultivate it so it might grow. If you are unable to increase the
harvest, do not hinder another from working on the seed..." Early on
Sunday morning, 8:30 a.m., July 19, 1953, two days after his birthday,
the Lord took the spirit of Rev. A.C. Capers from this world.
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Samuel
Elbert James Watson
Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church
1913-1916
Samuel Elbert James Watson was bom April 26,
1878 in Reinhardt, Texas to Elbert and Cornelia Watson. On September 10,
1902, he married Lena Beatrice Thomas of Ennis, Texas. To this union six
children were born. S.E.J. Watson was educated at Virginia Union
University. Here he received the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity
Degree in 1902.
Dr. S.E.J. Watson spent several years as a college
professor. He did much to shape and train the lives of ministers who
studied under him in Hearne Baptist Academy. Dr. Watson was Chairman of
the Board of Evangelism of the National Baptist Convention. Dr. Watson
climaxed his earthly labors in his great work of building the membership
of the Pilgrim Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois. On. July 16, 1925, the
Lord called and, in the Mayo Hospital, Rochester, Minn. at the age of
forty-seven, Dr. Watson answered the summon.
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Elisha
Arlington Wilson
Pastor, Macedonia
Baptist Church
1919-1937(?)
Elisha Arlington Wilson was bom October 22,
1876 in Garland City, Arkansas. He was the son of Bryant and Catherine
Wilson. In 1899, at the age of twenty-two, Elisha W. Wilson married Miss.
Leurlean Snadon of Todd County, Kentucky. In the same year of his
marriage, Elisha W. Wilson received a Master of Ancient Literature degree
from Christian University, Canton, Missouri. In 1904, he received a
Bachelor of Theology degree from Kansas City University. In 1907, E.A.
Wilson received his D.D. degree from Eckstein Norton University, Cane
Spring, Kentucky. The Doctor of Law degree was awarded to E.A. Wilson at
Houston College in Houston, Texas in the year 1926. Dr. Wilson held
several offices during Ws lifetime. He was corresponding secretary of the
Kansas Baptist State Convention; he was Moderator of Texas Northwestern
Baptist Association; President of the B.M. & E. Convention; recording
secretary for National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc.; correspondent
secretary for Baptist World Alliance; speaker at the Baptist World
Alliance, Stockholm, Sweden; and one of the great leaders of Macedonia
Baptist Church.
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Timothy
Moses Chambers, Sr.,
First Pastor of Good Street Baptist Church
(formerly Macedonia Baptist Church)
Timothy Moses Chambers, Sr. was born June 19,
1865 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and was the youngest of fourteen children born
to Rev. Cicero and Gellina Wade Chambers. He accepted Christ at an early
age, and at the age of twelve he acknowledged his call to the Gospel
Ministry. Rev. T.M. Chambers, Sr. received his education from the public
school of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; Forth Worth I&M College; Bishop
College; Doctor of Laws, where he served for many years as Trustee. Rev.
Chambers, Sr. was ordained to preach by the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church,
Fort Worth, Texas, Rev. SR. Prince, Pastor. Rev. T.M Chambers, Sr. first
pastorate was the Golden Chapel Baptist Church near Mineola, Texas. He was
affectionately called, "America's big crowd Preacher". He has
stood tall as he confounded audiences with his words, wit, and wisdom. He
conducted revivals in many of the leading cities of our nation and
preached in the 7th Baptist World Alliance in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1947
and on Mars Hill, Athens, Greece, 1955.
Among the fifteen or more churches
he pastoed, listed are five: 11th Street Baptist Church, Texarkana,
Arkansas; Arch Street Baptist, Little Rock, Arkansas; Good Street Baptist
Church, Dallas, Texas; Zion Hill Baptist Church, Los Angeles, California;
and the Roger Williams True Love Baptist,
organized in 1966 and from which he retired as Pastor Emeritus in May,
1977. Among his many activities he served as Moderator of the Northwest
Texas District Association, President of the B.M. & E. Convention of
California and Nevada President of the Inter-Denominational Ministers
Alliance of Los Angeles; and first President of the Progressive National
Baptist Convention, Inc. He is the author of many books and periodicals.
On Tuesday, November 8, 1977 death came to Dr. Timothy Moses Chambers,
Sr., as God's finger touched Him and he slept.
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Dr. Caesar A. W. Clark
Pastor, Good Street Baptist Church
1950- 2008
C.A.W Clark, Sr. was
born in Shreveport, Louisiana and attended the public schools in his
native state. He was converted to Christianity in 1928 at age 14. Pastor
Clark began preaching in April 1929, and was ordained four years later in
1933. His first pastorate at age 19, was the Israelite Baptist Church in
Longstreet, Louisiana.
Pastor Clark is a
graduate of Bishop College. In September 1950,
the congregation of the Good Street Baptist Church called the Reverend
Clark to shepherd its flock. He answered their calling and has remained
the spiritual leader, teacher of God’s Word, minister to the
broken-hearted, sick destitute and those without hope. His unique pulpit
manner, undisputed biblical knowledge and visionary interpretations made
him a much sought after evangelist and mentor. He received a plethora of
awards and recognitions including the Ebony Magazine's "15 Most
Outstanding preachers," award twice. He served his parishioners,
community, international community, and fellow clergy with such distinct wisdom and humility that he
gained the esteem of all who encounter him.
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