SJR78 Summary

• Records the death of Dr. Frank Morehead Barker, Jr. on December 27, 2021, at age 89, and expresses deep sadness and sympathy to his family.

• Honors Dr. Barker's military service as a Navy Jet Fighter Pilot during the Korean War and as official photographer for the Blue Angels.

• Recognizes Dr. Barker's founding of Briarwood Church in 1960 and his establishment of Briarwood Christian School, Birmingham Theological Seminary, Campus Outreach, Briarwood Ballet, and Camp Briarwood over 39 years of ministry.

• Notes Dr. Barker's instrumental role in forming the Presbyterian Church in America in 1973 as a conservative break from the mainline Presbyterian Church.

• Lists surviving family members including three children, 14 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren with two more on the way.