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Reverend Dr. J.H. Flakes, Jr.

Reverend Dr. Johnny H. Flakes Jr. is a Pastor, Evangelist, Teacher, Lecturer, Workshop Presenter, Program Developer, Program Implementer, Program Evaluator and a Soloist.  He is a native of Phenix City, Alabama and the son of Rev. and Mrs. J.H.Flakes Sr. and stepson of the late Mama Jessie Flakes.

Reverend Flakes received an honorary doctorate from A.B. Lee Theological Seminary in Jacksonville, FL and an honorary doctorate degree from American Baptist College in Nashville, Tennessee.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from American Baptist College as well.  Dr. Flakes has continued his biblical studies at Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, Georgia at the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education in Houston, Texas and the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia in Rome, Georgia.

Dr. Flakes has been the benefactor of numerous awards and recognitions.  A few of the selected Awards are, Outstanding Personality of the South, Ten Outstanding Ministers in the State of Georgia, the Alpha Phi Alpha Martin Luther Kind Award, Operation PUSH Martin Luther King Award as well as the Knighthood Award from the Congress of Christian Education.  Some of his service oriented affiliations include Moderator of the East Alabama Missionary Baptist Progressive Association,  Chairman of the Board of Trustees of American Baptist College in Nashville, Tennessee, Chairman of One Columbus, member and past president of the NAACP, President and founder of “A Call To Talk” (ACTT), chartering pastor of the General Missionary Baptist Convention of West Germany, member of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., member of National Baptist Congress of Christian Education, member of General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia and numerous others.

Dr. Flakes has pastored Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church of Columbus, Georgia for the past forty-five years as well as being the pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church in Phenix City, Alabama for more than forty-five years.

Dr. Flakes has traveled extensively in the United States and abroad.  His foreign travels include the Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, Egypt, the Soviet Union, Africa, Germany, Italy and the Holy Land.

He is married to the lovely Robena Gaines Flakes and is the father of three children and the proud grandfather of three granddaughters.