Pastor Dr. Ephraim Williams has led the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Park since 1971.

On June 30, 2019 Dr. Williams announced his retirement as the Senior Pastor of the St. Paul Baptist Church.

Last fall, the church hosted an anniversary-retirement banquet to celebrate the 49 years of impeccable service and leadership that Dr. Williams has provided not only to St. Paul but the Sacramento community as a whole.

On Sept. 18, 2019, the church held a special business meeting and voted to elect Pastor Kenneth Reece as Assistant Pastor and successor to Dr. Ephraim Williams as Senior Pastor of St. Paul.

He was ordained to the ministry in 1994 at St. Paul Baptist Church of Sacramento under Dr. Williams.