Dear Friends,

On the behalf of our Senior Pastor, the Reverend Dr Raphael G, Warnock, the entire Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Family, and myself, I would like to take a personal moment to thank each and everyone of you for the hard work you did for the Homegoing Celebration of the late Congressman John Lewis. I know you might think its late but it is NEVER too late to say THANKS! Most of you have already received an email or verbal message of gratitude from me immediately following the services.

You all played a MAJOR role in historical moment in U.S & World History. Your work supported the Lewis Family, 3 former U.S Presidents: Barack Obama, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush; A Delegation of Members of the U.S Congress; Civil Rights Leaders: Rev. James Lawson, Xernona Clayton, Rev Dr Bernice King and a host of special guests that were in the audience. Your volunteerism does not go unnoticed. Please allow me to share my thanks and sincere appreciation.

To Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc & Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc- Thanks for your handling of the Lewis Family, preparing and serving them breakfast and aiding the Funeral Home Directors by receiving Rep. Lewis’s body. Your generosity and love for your dearly beloved fraternity brother was exemplified through your careful and meticulous attention to detail and organization. Thank YOU!

To the Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc- Thank You, my brothers, for your immediate response to serve in any capacity you were assigned. From those who served as security, ushers, dignitary escorts, and outdoors crowd control, your warmed was felt and presence made everyone feel secure. Thank you for your patience and readiness spirit!

To Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc- Thank You, Sisters, for your great work in serving as check-in hostesses, ushers and overall hospitality to ensure everything flowed nicely. Thank you for your service!

To Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc- Thank You, Sisters, for your support in the areas of ushering, temperature checks, and overall hospitality. Your presence and representation was needed and indeed appreciated! Thank You for your service!

To Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc- Thank You for showing up and serving in the various tasks that you were assigned. Your patience and service is of great value and you thank you for them!!

To Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc- Thank you for coming up and providing much needed outdoors crowd control support. Through the rain and all, you all stood strong and I thank you all for it!

To Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc- Thank you for your outdoors support and commitment to ensure everything is orderly and safe. Your hard work and dedication to service is truly deserving of admiration for all that you do. Thank you for your service!

To The Emerging 100- Wow! Words can’t even express my sincere thanks to you gentleman. You all were given the task of manning parking, outdoors security barriers, and you all did it in a SUIT and Tie! Your presence and dignified elegance as you all greeted and received guests in the parking lot and other places represented the level of professionalism that we like to have as our “First Touch” when guest arrive to our campus. You not only helped out at this service but also Rayshard Brooks’s services as well. Thanks for your service!

Special Thanks to Cynthia Bynum, Jonese Austin, and Stacy Ingram- Thank you for being a VERY PRESENT HELP in the time of need. Your organizational skills, coordination, and communication really provided great support to me to ensure everything was the success that it was on that day. Thank YOU for your service!

Special Thanks to Terri McCoy, Tina Hill, Kathryn Stanley and Natalie Sterrod- Thanks for being on duty in taking ALL temperatures of everyone that entered the building. You kept us safe from Covid19 and any other illness that could of walked through those doors. Thanks for your service!

Special Thanks to Jamal Hardman- Man! What would we have done without you?!? From soliciting and organizing all the Divine 9 for volunteers, attending the walk throughs with me, Secret Service, Capitol Police, and CNN, you were of great assistance. Not only did you do that, take my crazy calls and texts in the crunch of things, but you also played a roll in covering the occasion and providing photos. Your service is much appreciated! Thanks Frat!

Volunteers like you all help make the world a better place because of your time, efforts, and willingness to serve. During the challenging times and loss of Congressman John Lewis you ALL stepped up and things would not have run as smoothly without your help. Again, on behalf of the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church we are truly grateful to you All. If there’s every anything I could do for any of you, please don’t hesitate to reach out me directly. In addition to my contact info below, I invite you to follow me on social media (Instagram Bronsontheyogi; Twitter RunBronsonRun; Facebook Bronson Elliott Woods). Lets keep in touch!

As a token of thanks, I have provided a few items below that you may or may not already have:

Keep the Faith and Spread it Gently,

Reverend Bronson Elliott Woods, M.Div
Assistant Pastor for Outreach & Young Adults
The Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
101 Jackson Street N.E
Atlanta, GA 30312