On Saturday, March 7, 2020 friends, parishioners, and family members of the late Pastor I.J. Bradford, Sr. assembled at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church for his posthumous honorary street renaming ceremony and reception.

Pastor Bradford was called to lead the flock of the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in May 1982, where he served as Senior Pastor for twenty-three years.

It was also under Pastor Bradford’s leadership that the membership flourished, the mortgage for the church was paid off, several rooms were added to the church edifice, the property across the street was purchased and paid off, and various ministries were established.

Among other special guests at the Honorary Street Renaming Ceremony were Councilmember Monica Montgomery, of the Fourth District, whose family’s religious roots began at the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church; Mr. Oscar Gomez, a member of the Southeast Planning Committee; Pastor Cedric Baltrip of the Dominion Worship Center; and Pastor Diane Johnson of Charity Outreach Ministries.

Assistant Pastor W.T. Jones, a friend and protegee of Pastor Bradford, along with close friend, Pastor Eugene Gordon of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, and widow of Pastor Bradford, Mrs. Icy Lee Bradford gave special remarks.