Co-founder/organizer of the Martin L. King, Jr., Memorial Baptist State Convention of Indiana. Rev. Dr. James H. Hunter, Sr.; served as the 4th President and Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church – E. Chicago, IN.
Co-founder/organizer of the Martin L. King, Jr. Memorial Baptist State Convention of Indiana; Rev. Melvin Girton, Sr.; pastor emeritus of Christ Missionary Baptist Church of Indianapolis, IN, (now affiliated with the National Baptist Convention Historian).