ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) will host a Reverend Clarice Church Prayer Day event on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 2 – 6 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
The event seeks to honor Rev. Clarice Marijetta Wyatt Bell Church (1929-2021), who was a civil rights advocate and minister. Rev. Church was a cousin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and played a role in the desegregation of Grady Memorial Hospital. She was Spelman College and Atlanta University alumna, scholar, educator and real estate advocate. She contributed to Howard University and the Atlanta Housing Authority, later becoming an ordained minister at age 74 and earning a Doctor of Ministry at 77. Her works include Win With The Word and The Path to Bible-Based Prayers and Praise.
The Pray-a-Thon event will feature pastors and faith leaders, including:
- Bishop Donald Battle – Divine Faith Ministries International;
- Pastor Dr. Diane Rodriguez-Burton – Greater Works Baptist Church (Jonesboro, GA);
- Pastor Dr. Robert Burton – Greater Works Baptist Church (Jonesboro, GA);
- Pastor Dr. Terry Baskin – Lakewin Christian Center Inc. (Riverdale, GA);
- Pastor Lee May – Transforming Faith Church (Stonecrest, GA);
- Pastor E. J. Childs – United Christian Fellowship;
- Pastor T. Lynn Oliver – New Testament Gospel Worldwide Ministries (Rex, GA);
- Pastor Rep. Karlton Howard – Noah’s Ark Missionary Baptist Church (Keysville, GA);
- Pastor Rep. Karen Bennett – Tranquil AME Church (Douglasville, GA);
- Pastor Willie Jones – Christ Nondenominational Church (Jonesboro, GA);
- Rev. Dr. Constance L. Abbott – Macedonia Baptist Church (3-5 PM);
- Pastor Westmoreland – Restoration Community Ministries;
- Pastor Jared Sawyer – Greater Piney Grove;
- Pastor Kenneth Rice – Beulah Baptist Church (Atlanta, GA);
- Pastor Keyanna Mitchell – Park Avenue Baptist Church (Atlanta, GA);
- Pastor Robert Elam – All About Change Ministries (Stockbridge & Augusta, GA);
- Pastor Anthony Williams – United In Faith Christian Ministries (Jackson, GA);
- Rev. Imari Jeter-Wilison – Missionary Baptist Church (Atlanta, GA);
- Pastor Derek Griffin – Lakewin Christian Center Inc. (Riverdale, GA).
For more information, please contact: (404) 656-0129 or eric.bell@house.ga.gov.
WHO: Rep. Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro)
WHAT: Rev. Clarice Church Prayer Day Event
WHEN: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
2 – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Georgia State Capitol
South Wing Steps
206 Washington St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
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