LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the pastoral installation of The
Reverend Conrad B. Tillard of Nazarene Congregation Church United of
Christ

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to bring full recogni-
tion and just tribute to those men and women of religious commitment who
accept the responsibility of moral leadership and render the wisdom of
human understanding; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the pastoral installation of The Reverend Conrad B. Tillard of
Nazarene Congregation Church United of Christ; and
WHEREAS, Today, Reverend Conrad B. Tillard serves as the Sr. Pastor of
Nazarene Congregational Church, a United Church of Christ (UCC) congre-
gation in the Bedford Stuyvesant community in Brooklyn, New York; his
inaugural pastoral celebration took place on October 15-18, 2009 in
Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, Selected in 2009 as "Pastor of the Year" in Brooklyn, New
York by Church Women United and in 2005 and 2006 by Beliefnet.com as one
of "The Most Influential Spiritual Black Leaders" in the United States,
Reverend Conrad B. Tillard is an important ecclesiastical voice growing
in America; he has been a student activist, minister and community
activist for over 20 years; and
WHEREAS, One of the oldest African-American congregations in the City
of New York, Nazarene has a distinguished track record of service to the
African-American community nationally; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend Conrad B. Tillard was born September 15, 1964 in
St. Louis, Missouri; he is a graduate of Francis L. Cardozo High School
in Washington, D.C. and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in African
American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia;
and
WHEREAS, Reverend Tillard has pursued graduate studies at both the
Harvard Divinity School and Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Govern-
ment; he earned his Master of Divinity degree in systematic theology and
Christian social ethics at The Union Theological Seminary in the City of
New York; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Tillard is also a graduate of Princeton Theological
Seminary, where he earned a Master of Theology in practical theology,
with a concentration in congregational ministry; he is a Baptist and
Congregationalist (UCC) minister, licensed and ordained at historic
Abyssinian Baptist Church of the City of New York; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Tillard was trained and mentored in the Gospel
ministry by The Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, Pastor of Abyssinian;
he is affiliated with the United Missionary Baptist Association of New
York, Empire Baptist Convention and the National Baptist Convention USA,
Inc., The American Baptist Churches USA and holds dual standing with the
Metropolitan Association of the United Church of Christ New York Confer-
ence; and
WHEREAS, A lifetime member of the NAACP, and active in the organiza-
tion's Brooklyn branch, Reverend Tillard previously served as the
Project Director for New Yorkers for the Gulf Coast (NY4GC) an organiza-
tion uniting leaders of the religious, business and entertainment
sectors together to continue to provide support to victims of Hurricane
Katrina; the organization is chaired by Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Reverend Tillard is the former Interim Pastor of
the 170-year-old Eliot Congregational Church of Roxbury, located in
inner-city Boston; and

WHEREAS, This distinguished man of God has always given enlightenment,
guidance and wisdom to the many entrusted to his care and has adminis-
tered abundantly and unstintingly to the spiritual and corporal needs of
all; and
WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his wife, Tamecca and their
children Amir, Najmah, Conrad, Jr., Zuriel and Barack, all of whom feel
privileged to be a part of his life and rejoice in his achievements; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when a person
of such noble aims and accomplishments is brought to our attention, it
is appropriate to publicly and jubilantly proclaim and commend that
individual for the edification of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the first anniversary of the pastoral installation of The
Reverend Conrad B. Tillard of Nazarene Congregation Church United of
Christ; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Reverend Conrad B. Tillard.