Patterson, Horace L., Sr.

Patterson received the World Leadership Award and the Certificate of Merit from the International Biographical Center in Cambridge, England. He holds several degrees, including Bachelor of Theology and Doctor of Divinity, a BA in clinical psychology and an MS in counseling. For ten years he served as a member of the Talladega City Board of Education, was elected to the Talladega City Council for three consecutive terms. He has also pastored churches in Michigan and Alabama and is currently senior pastor of the historic Mount Canaan Baptist Church in Talladega.