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Longtime Montgomery police chaplin, Brick-A-Day Church pastor dies


Montgomery police chaplain dies
By WSFA Staff | May 3, 2021 at 6:02 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 10:30 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The city of Montgomery and the Montgomery Police Department are mourning the death of police department’s chaplain over the weekend.
The Rev. E. Baxter Morris, who served as MPD chaplain as well as senior pastor at First Baptist Church on N. Ripley Street, died Sunday while surrounded by loved ones, the city said.
“Reverend Morris was a man of God, and he was a man for God,” Mayor Steven L. Reed said. “He answered the Lord’s call to service, time and time again, giving of himself to teach and love others. As one of the great pillars of our community, he championed our people and advocated for everyone. Rev. Morris donated his time to mentor and support our police officers and emergency first-responders, helping to spearhead the Good Shepard program. Along with his wife Rebie, Rev. Morris personified what it m ....

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