Dr. Freddie A. Banks Jr. was the pastor of Samuel Brown Temple A.M.E. Zion Temple in St. Louis, Missouri for 14 years and the pastor of Unity Christian Fellowship Ministries Zion C...ver maisDr. Freddie A. Banks Jr. was the pastor of Samuel Brown Temple A.M.E. Zion Temple in St. Louis, Missouri for 14 years and the pastor of Unity Christian Fellowship Ministries Zion Church at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois for six years. He holds advance degrees from Southern Illinois University College of Education. He is a profound educator in his roles as a teacher, principal, district Superintendent and university Professor. He received the Outstanding Elementary Educational and Community Service Award in 1972 and the previous recipient of the Duquoin Chambers Lifetime Achievement and Rotary Presidential Award. He is worked in the Duquoin School District for 24 years before he decided to aid student from all walks of life at John A Loan Junior College. He has authored many articles in educational journals and assisted in a grant program that aimed to recruit and retain minority students into teaching positions while employed at Eastern Illinois University. His previous works include: A Determined Soul, with God you Can Make It; The Plight of the African American Male-We Can’t be Silent; Meditational Moments with God, and Mediational Moments with God: Sermons for Reflections and Spiritual Growth Volume II.ver menos