Philadelphia Baptist Church

Reverend W. W. Morris, Sr.  is the former Pastor of Philadelphia Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and a member of the Bethsaida Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA.  He is husband of the late Mrs. Lucille Barker Morris and the father of four children:  Bishop W. W. Morris Jr. of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Mansfield, Ohio; Elder David Morris, Pastor of Tabernacle of Praise Full Gospel Baptist Church, Stone Mountain, Georgia; Rev. Kent Morris, and one daughter, Penelope Williams.

Rev. Morris attended Hamilton High School.  He furthered his education at Carver’s Bible Institute, Morehouse School of Religion, Turner Theological Seminary, and America’s Baptist Theological Seminary.  He had been the pastor of Philadelphia Baptist Church for 50 years. 

He has been preaching the gospel for fifty or more years.  His favorite scripture is St. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.   Above all, he is called by God to preach the Full Gospel and is a child of God! 

Joyce Robinson Dewberry  is an Atlanta born native, she is the eldest of five, and educated in the Atlanta Public School System. In 1973, Minister Dewberry accepted her call into the Ministry and began evangelizing in an Open Air Tent Service and Street Preaching. From that path, she started visiting hospitals, jails, nursing homes, and feeding the homeless.

Later on, the Lord birth within her an Outreach Ministry to help various Pastors and auxiliaries in different churches. In January 1990, under the leadership of Pastor and Overseer Louise Williams, Minister Dewberry was ordained as Assistant Pastor of Temple of Deliverance Pentecostal Church Incorporated. A Radio Ministry was also started under the direction of the Holy Spirit called the “Miracle Prayerlink Deliverance Ministry”.

For the past 12 years, a weekly prayer meeting has been held at the Marietta Road Highrise for Senior Living. Being obedient to God, she helped the District Elder Bennie Mitchell, Sr. and later became a member and Armor- Barrier to the pastor in the Church of JesusPentecostal, Incorporated.

Faithful and loyal to leadership, God displayed his infinite love and united Minister Dewberry to wed Reverend Willie Dewberry, where she journeyed to Cincinnati, Ohio on June 26, 1998. Shortly after returning, the two were compelled to join the Philadelphia Baptist Church under the pastoral guidance of Reverend W. W. Morris, Sr.  They were dedicated and faithful for the past 10 years to the mission of the church.

Minister Dewberry is currently an Associate Minister at the Philadelphia Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Emory Arnold, Sr. She is currently heading the Bereavement & Grief ministry.

Minister Shirley Adair Wiggs is a native of Stephens, Arkansas,  but has made Atlanta, Georgia her home since 1964. Minister Wiggs is the wife to Roy Wiggs Sr., and the mother of one daughter and three sons. She has 15 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Minister Wiggs worked for years as a Secretary, with EOA, Atlanta Housing Authority and Defense Contract Services Region. She retired from The Federal Home Loan Bank in 1994 where she worked for 15 years as a Wire Transfer Specialist. Minister Wiggs is a designer/ seamstress by trade specializing in weddings and evening wear.  Minister Wiggs is a devout woman of God. She was called to the ministry and licensed in July of 1995 by Pastor Emeritus Rev. W. W. Morris, Sr., the former pastor of Philadelphia Baptist Church.

Minister Wiggs is a gifted writer of unpublished, heartfelt, and inspiring poetry.  She graduated from Beulah Heights University in 2011 with a Bachelors of Science in Biblical Studies and a Minor in Leadership Administration where she graduated with honors.

Minister Wiggs is currently an Associate Minister at the Philadelphia Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor EmoryArnold, Sr. She is currently heading the Intercessory Prayer ministry. Her favorite scripture is Romans 8: 28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them who love the Lord to them who are called according to his purpose.”