Time can not erase, nor ages destroy” the work and legacy of the Rev. Dr. A. Louis Patterson, Jr. He was more than the Senior Pastor of Mt. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church for over 40 years. He was a teacher, counselor, comforter, prayer partner, Christ warrior, missionary, visionary, leader, son, husband and father to more than just his biological children. There are not enough words in the English language to describe what he was to so many throughout the world. His touch could bring comfort to a newborn baby when being given back to the Lord to an international leader needing a spiritual guide.
Born in Granger, Texas a young Patterson as he has said, “made the conscious decision to accept Christ” at the age of nine at the St. Love All Baptist Church. He knew at a very early age that he would be a preacher, practicing his technique since he was a preteen. In an interview with H. B. Charles, Jr. earlier this year, he said his first congregation was a congregation of corncobs.
Like many preachers before officially accepting the call to preach, they run from the ministry. Patterson ran for eleven years before he answered the call. Highly influenced by the late Rev. O. S. Davis and Rev. E.V. Hill, Patterson found his voice to teach the Word of God. Beginning his preaching journey at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in California, he would eventually be called to be the Senior Pastor at Mt. Corinth in Texas recommend by his mentor, Rev. Hill.
During his preaching career that spans four decades, numerous states, and international waters, Pastor Patterson has garnered numerous honors. Some included being recognized three times as a Living Legend by his peers, constant speaker at the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., inducted into the Morehouse Hall of Fame, recognized by Ebony Magazine as one of America’s Greatest Black Preachers and conducting revivals throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. He has also authored three books - Prerequisites for a Good Journey, Joy for the Journey, and Wisdom In Strange Places.
23 авг 2023
