WHO IS LaBARON HEDGEMON?
LaBaron Hedgemon was destined to lead and was recognized for various achievements in his childhood and educational years. In May 1998, under the spiritual mentorship of Pastor Billy G. Russell, he was licensed to preach the gospel. Just one month later, Meridian Mayor John Robert Smith, presented Pastor Hedgemon with the Keys to City of Meridian and proclaimed June 17 as LaBaron Hedgemon Day. He was a Presidential scholar and the recipient of the prestigious Meyer Davidson Leadership Award (1999). In the spring of 2003, Pastor Hedgemon graduated from the Cooper's School of Missions and Biblical Studies at William Carey College. In the spring of 2015, Pastor Hedgemon graduated from Fort Hayes State University with a Masters of Liberal Studies in Organizational Leadership. In October 2015, St. Thomas Christian University awarded Pastor Hedgemon an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree. In further pursuit of expanding his professional and academic development, in 2017 he began his doctoral studies at Johnson University in the Ph.D. program in Global Leadership.
