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Tuscaloosa Pastor of the Week: Pastor Dr. Vernon Swift
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Dr. Vernon Swift is pastor of the Elizabeth Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and President of the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. He is also Vice President of the Southwest Region of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Reverend Swift has served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama and instructor of the Partlow State School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Born in West Point, MS to Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Swift and a graduate of Fifth Street High School, Pastor Swift’s educational accomplishments include an Associate Degree in Social Science from Mary Holmes College in West Point, MS, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL, and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Alabama. Pastor Swift completed additional studies at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS, Southeastern Bible College of Birmingh