SJR7 Summary

• Honors Reverend William Lamar Brown for 55 years of service in the ministry and recognizes November 21, 2021, as Bill Brown Day.

• Reverend Brown was called to ministry in 1965 at age 17, licensed by Hebron Baptist Church on August 14, 1966, and has served in various pastoral and ministerial roles since then.

• Served as Pastor of Clayton Baptist Church beginning in 1999 and preached his final sermon on November 7, 2021, at the 11:00 a.m. service.

• Clayton Baptist Church will honor him on Bill Brown Day with a morning worship service at 11:00 a.m. followed by a covered dish luncheon in the Fellowship Hall.

• Reverend Brown is married to Josephine "Jo" Brown and has three sons and six grandchildren; the Legislature of Alabama expresses warmest gratitude and admiration for his 55 years of ministry service.