Reverend Dr. Billy H. Casey, Moderator of the Rising Star Missionary Baptist Association and Pastor of New Zion Baptist Church in Linwood, NC held an installation Ceremony for The Reverend Patricia A. Ellison, Pastor of Cunningham First Baptist Church on April 24, 2022. The Installation Service was the first-ever in the 83-year history of the Rising Star Missionary Baptist Association.

Association to Install a Woman as Pastor.