Dr. Rev. Joseph A. Tilly
Dr. Rev. Joseph A. Tilly has been the pastor of Saint James Methodist Church of Louisiana in New Orleans for 56 years. He has also served as a student missionary for the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, a Milne Boys’ Home chaplain, and a Union Baptist Theological Seminary and College teacher.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern University at New Orleans, a Bachelor of Bible Philosophy degree from the American Bible Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, a Master of Religious Education degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, a Graduate in Theology degree from the American Divinity School, and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Ohio Christian College in Columbus, Ohio.
He did advanced studies at the School of Ministerial Studies in Kent, Ohio and holds a Sunday School Teacher’s Diploma from the American Bible College in Chicago, Illinois.
He is a former founder of the Christian Ministers’ Union of New Orleans and Vicinity and served as its first financial secretary. He is chairman of the board of Gethsemane Prison Ministry, President of the Big Easy Kiwanis Club, a Veteran of Foreign Wars, an American Legion, and also a member of Alpha Psi Omega Society, Epsilon Delta Chi-Sigma Chapter
National Association of Church Administrators, Academy of Parish Clergy, Inc., Religious Speech Communication Association, Institute of Biblical Preaching, Inc., and Evangelical Theological Society.
He is the father of 2 sons, Derrick Robert Tilly and Erick Eugene Tilly.
About St. James Methodist Church
1968 The First Trustee of the church were Brothers Duplin Rhodes, Ellis Marsalis Sr., Clifford Haynes, Orson T. Jones, Leo S. Tyler, Albert Butler, William Carter and Emile Minor; Sisters Golda Mitchell, Ernestine Black-Tillman, Moretha Demourelle, Armetha Cummings, Josephine Brown, Henrietta Benward, Victoria Martin and Aszelia Markham.
Worship Services were held in Grace United Methodist Church
1969 November Rev. Joseph A. Tilly, Associate Minister of Triumphant Congregational Methodist Church, served as Interim Pastor for the month. In December Rev. Joseph A. Tilly, was asked to assume full pastorate of our church body, he accepted.
1970 Sunday, February 15
Note Burning Ceremony was held for the land purchase. Sunday March 29 Ground-breaking Ceremony
was held for the land purchase.
Sunday, March 7- First Worship Service in the new edifice. Pastor Tilly designated the Month as “Prayer Dedication Month “
Palm Sunday, April 1-11:00A.M.
Pastor Tilly led the congregation into the New Edifice. Dedication Sermon was delivered by Reverend Andrew Gilmore, Pastor of Greater Tulane Baptist Church. 6:00 P.M.
CANDLELIGHT COMMUNION SERVICE- Sermon was delivered by Rev. Gerald Haughton, P
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Sis. Anita Jordan-Collier
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