Rev. Dr. Clayton Howard DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

National Association of Black Defenders, Inc. Rev. Dr. Clayton Howard DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Rev. Dr. Clayton Howard

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Dr. Clayton Howard has been in the gospel ministry for over 33 years. He received his education from Birmingham Easonian Bible College, Crichton College, Howard University, and National Baptist Educational Congress.

Dr. Howard began preaching at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Huddy, Kentucky in 1981 and received his certificate of Ordination at Shiloh Baptist Church in 1982. Dr. Howard has pastured the Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, First Baptist Church in West Virginia, New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, and the Greater New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church both located in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Howard is now the shepherd at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Dr. Howard is a published author of the book “Tried by Fire, But Not Burned.” Sharing personal stories from his own life, Pastor Howard takes readers on a journey of his failures and faith, both of which have been essential to his ministry and spiritual growth for over thirty-three years. Whether you have a checkered past, a painful present, or a future headed straight for a cliff, his book brings words of encouragement and hope for your situation. Your pain is not without purpose. This story serves as a reminder to us all that we are "more than conquerors" through Him that loved us. Dr. Clayton E. Howard was born in Columbus, Ohio to the union of Reverend L.C. and Sister Rosa Lee Howard.