SPECIAL EVENT

136th Church Anniversary Rekindle the Flame...Catch on Fire!!! Jeremiah 20:9 Please plan to worship with us as we praise His Holy name and give thanks for the many blessings that He has bestowed upon the Antioch Family over these 136 years! Anniversary Speaker: Rev. William Terry Ladd, III Pastor, First Baptist Church 8th Street Chattanooga, TN 136th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS Pioneer Observance & Torch Passing Sunday, November 3rd, 11am Homecoming Dinner Saturday, November 9th, 11am at the 590 Building 136th Anniversary Observance Sunday, November 10th, 8 & 11am

Rev. Terry Ladd ARev. William Terry Ladd, III serves as pastor of the First Baptist Church East 8th Street located in Chattanooga, TN. He is the 13th pastor in the 147 year history of the church and is known as a gifted preacher, teacher, and leader for the cause of Christ, social justice, and equality. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Pastor Ladd is a graduate of Morehouse College, where he received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, and Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology, where he earned the Master of Divinity Degree and received the William Ollie and Nell Ray Key Award for Excellence in Congregational Leadership. Since his early youth, Pastor Ladd has been actively involved in the work of the Church. He was licensed to preach the gospel and ordained into the gospel ministry at the Antioch Baptist Church North in Atlanta, Georgia, where Rev. Dr. Cameron M. Alexander serves as pastor. It was under Dr. Alexander’s tutelage that Pastor Ladd’s keen church administrative skills and emphasis on preaching the prophetic message of the social gospel were developed. Pastor Ladd currently serves as a member of the Board of Visitors of the McAfee School of Theology; President of T.O.F.F.E.E., a Tennessee affiliate of the national social justice organization Gamaliel; Tennessee State Director for the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. Faith Based Development Initiative; Eastern Region Vice President of the Ministers Division of the Tennessee Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention; Dean of the Congress of Christian Education for the Chattanooga – Hamilton County Baptist Missionary and Education Association. He is a member of the NAACP and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. In 2012, Pastor Ladd was inducted into the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel Board of Preachers. Pastor Ladd is married to the former Terrilyn Hollings of Mobile, AL and has one son Aaron.

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