Pastor Williams’ philosophy of ministry is to preach and teach the word of God with accuracy, clarity, and integrity by the power of God to the Glory of God. Their youngest son, Kenan, is a fourth-grade student at Griffin Elementary School in Forney, Texas. Their oldest son, Corbin, is currently a Senior at Middle Tennessee State University. ABOUT OUR CHURCH Tabernacle of Praise is a Missionary Baptist church that is conveniently located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. His wife, Joannie, is a native of Alabama. He is married to the former Joannie Dionne Holiday and they have 2 sons: Corbin and Kenan. Pastor Williams’ civic and community experience includes membership in the NAACP, a board member for the American Heart Association-Chattanooga, and a faith community advisor to Chattanooga’s immediate past mayor, the Honorable Andy Berke. His greatest experience was traveling to Jerusalem and visiting the Holy Sites. ![]() He has been blessed to serve as a revivalist and lecturer to various churches around the country across denominational lines. He has pastored congregations in Birmingham, Alabama Flint, Michigan, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. He served as a biblical studies instructor at the Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama and served as the extension director of the Bible College in Shelby County, Alabama. He also served as one of seven pastors on the advisory board for the Young Pastor’s Division under the immediate past president, Dr. and serves on the Pastors and Ministers Division staff. He is a frequent lecturer and teacher in the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education and Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Pastor Williams’ dissertation was “Equipping Informally Trained Christian Educators with the Principles of Biblical Exposition.” ![]() Pastor Williams completed his Doctorate degree in Ministry at Virginia University of Lynchburg, Virginia (HBCU) in May of 2021. He also obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Faith International University and Seminary in Tacoma, Washington. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1993-1996 and again in 2000 but furthered his studies at the Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama where he received a Bachelor’s Degrees in both Theology and Pastoral Ministry. Currently, he serves as Senior Pastor of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Williams was licensed to preach in 1994 and ordained in 1997 by the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Harpersville, Alabama.
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