HJR 569 Summary

• Honors Reverend W. Clinton Haynes, Sr., Pastor of Jacobs Chapel C.M.E. Church in Talledega, Alabama, on his retirement after more than 50 years of active ministry service.

• Recognizes his educational achievements including a Bachelor's degree in English and Speech from Lane College (1964) and a Master of Divinity degree from Phillips School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Acknowledges his 46-year pastorate serving multiple congregations across Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois, and his service roles in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church at district, annual, and general conference levels.

• Notes his community involvement as President of SCLC and NAACP, member of the Biracial Committee, and President of the County Ministerial Association in Tennessee.

• Retirement celebration is scheduled for July 2, 2011, at the Athens C.M.E. Church.