Rev. Charles T. Smith

Rev. Charles T. Smith is the Pastor of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in downtown Baton Rouge with membership of over 3,500.  He is a graduate of McKinley High School, Southern University, New Orleans Baptist Seminary and United Baptist Theological Seminary where he received his Doctor of Divinity Degree.

Rev. Smith=s religious and community affiliations (past and present) are numerous.  He is currently a member of the Board of the following organizations: General Health Systems; Baton Rouge Rotary Club;  Istrouma  Area Council, Boy Scouts of America; Young Leaders Academy; Mid-City Redevelopment Alliance; and Volunteers in Public Schools.  He also holds membership in the 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge, Alpha XI Boule= Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and Prince Hall Masons -33^rd Degree.

Rev. Smith is President Emeritus of the Fourth District Baptist Association, Vice President of Budget of Louisiana Baptist Convention, Vice President at Large of the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education, and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

He has received many awards and honors including the Phi Beta Sigma Humanitarian Jubilee Award of 1988,  Whitney Young Award for contribution to the underprivileged in Scouting, Community of Spirit Award by Baton Rouge Chamber of Links, Inc. and the Baton Rouge Brotherhood Award by the National Council of Christians and Jews.

Rev. Charles T. Smith was recognized as the 2003 Distinguished Citizen of the Year at the 83^rd Annual Council Banquet on March 30, 2004.

Pastor  Smith has initiated many innovative programs in the Baton Rouge Community including a Summer Youth Enrichment Program, and Educational Scholarship Program, and Indigent Assistance Program, a Drug Abuse Prevention Program (Project Life Line) and Shiloh=s Day Care Center.

Rev. Smith is married to Eula Vercher Smith and they have four children and seven grandchildren.