About Us

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the power of this dark world and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm."
Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)

President

Henry G. Blackwell
president@operationoverlordministries.org

Ordained in 2001 as a nondenominational pastor, Universal Life Church, Modesta, California
Operation Overlord Ministries is Spirit-led. It began as a Community Sanctuary for children and young adults, gang members, and drug dealers, St. Louis, MO, 2005
Church Army Branson in Branson, MO, served for two years as Associate Pastor and Center Director.
Currently serving as Associate Pastor at Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church of Austin in Chicago, IL. Ordained Baptist Minister in January 2009

Reverend
Henry G. Blackwell

Instructor/Teacher

Lead Math instructor, Math Curriculum Developer, and Acting Academic Manager, St. Louis Job Corps Center
Elementary School Teacher, St. Louis Board of Education

Manager

President and General Manager, Capitol Contracting Services, St. Louis, MO
Financial Planning Specialist, Prudential Insurance, Olivette, MO
Vice President, Butler Publications and Director, Butler Songwriters' Workshop, Jerry Butler Enterprises, Chicago, IL
Associate Director and Manpower Specialist, Employer Manpower Systems, Chicago, IL

Counselor/Coach

Counselor, Jobs NOW, Chicago Metropolitan YMCA
Coach, Jobs NOW, Chicago Metropolitan YMCA

Background

Bachelor of Arts: Major - Education, Minor - Sociology, Harris-Stowe State College, St. Louis, MO
Associate Arts Degree, Wilson Jr. State College, Chicago, IL
Served in the Army Airborne, Ft. Camel, Kentucky, 101st Airborn Division. Transferred to the 79th Engineer Construction Batallion in Korea. Discharged in 1954.

Vice President

Maurice Holman
vp@operationoverlordministries.org

Maurice 11X is a registered member of the Nation of Islam at Mosque Maryam in Chicago.
He is currently enrolled at Harold Washington City College in the Addictions Studies curriculum.
He has been employed since August of 2007 at Haymarket Center as an Outreach Worker at O’Hare Airport, where he performs daily case assessments and referrals of homeless, mentally ill, alcohol and substance abuse individuals.

Maurice Holman

He worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs from February 1985 to January 2007. During that employment he started as a Medical records Technician and as a result of his EKG Training he was promoted for a position as an EKG Technician. While working as an EKG Technician he ran and was elected as a Union Steward for Local 73 Hospital Employee Workers Union. While performing these two positions he was promoted to the position of Supervisor of the EKG Department.

As a result of these achievements Maurice 11X was selected by the Hospital Director as a collateral duty EEO Counselor processing complaints of discrimination. In 1998 the VA took the EEO Complaint process from under the responsibility of the Hospital Director and created a new Organization to process EEO Complaints and it was called Office of Resolution Management and Maurice 11X was promoted to one of the full time EEO counselor positions for the Organization. Maurice 11X was promoted to an EEO Counselor/Investigator which allowed him to investigate complaints of discrimination.

Mr. Holman is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous since September 16, 1991. He recently serves as Delegate to the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous (GSC) from January 1007 to January 2009; Alternate Delegate to the GSC from January 2005 to January 2007; Chicago Area 19 Finance Committee Chair from January 2003 to January 2005; Alternate Finance from January 2001 to August 2001; several Chicago Area 19 Service Assembly subcommittee’s; Rules and By-laws Committee, Area Redistricting, and Area’s Service Office Relocation. He was the Group Service Representative for the Living Sober Thursday Nite Group in Maywood, IL from November 1991 to November 1998. Chicago Area’s District 9/17 Finance Delegate from 1995 to 1999 and District 9/17 District Chair from January 1993 to January 1995.

August 1969 Graduated from John Marshall Harlan High School Chicago, IL - Graphic Arts
February 1970 to November 1971 United Stated Marine Corps - Vietnam in Country - Discharged Under Honorable Conditions
1973 Chicago Boys Club Graphic Arts Automated Copy Systems1974 to 1976 Olive-Harvey City College - Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology
1983 to 1984 Illinois Medical Training Center - EKG, Cardiology, Phlebotomy
1985 to 1987 Department of Veterans Affairs - Medical Records Technician and
1987 to 1994 Department of Veterans Affairs - EKG Technician and Local 73 Union Steward
1994 to 1998 Department of Veterans Affairs -Supervisor EKG Department and collateral duty EEO Counselor
1998 to 2002 Department of Veterans Affairs - Full time EEO Counselor
2002 to 2006 Department of Veterans Affairs - EEO Counselor/Investigator
2007 to present Haymarket Center O’Hare Outreach program

Treasurer

Dorcy Wesley Tate
treasurer@operationoverlordministries.org

Ordained in 1985 through the New Hope Baptist Church #2 of Mobile, AL with the National Baptist Association, Eastern Shore Division
Denominational affilation with the North American Baptist Conference and the American Baptist Churches, USA
Since 1981, employed as Officer of the Cook County Department of Corrections
Extensive background in ministry and healthcare

Background

Dorcy W. Tate

McCormick Theological Seminary, African American Leadership Partnership
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Missions & Evangelism
University of Illinois at Chicago, Criminal Justice
Ben C. Rain H.S., Mobile, AL, Humanities
Also, graduated with honors from the Cook County (IL) Department of Corrections Officer's Basic Training
U.S. Naval Hospital Corps, Great Lakes, specializing in patient and emergency care
U.S. Naval Reserves, Great Lakes, IL - Recruit and Hospital Corpsman involved in field medical school, surgical medicine, and environmental health protection (1980-88)

Corresponding Secretary

Anita P. Taqi
secretary@operationoverlordministries.org

Appointed as Children’s Ministry Leader of Saint John Church – Baptist (SJCB), Chicago, Illinois, in 1989.
Founded Stepping Stones to Christ (SSTC) Children’s Bible Study at Saint John Church Baptist under the leadership of Director of Christian Education, Rev. Willie C. Doss and Pastor Ricky Freeman in 1997.
Organized two additional ministries under SSTC: the Precious Gems Puppet Ministry (1999) and the Amethyst Praise Dancers (2001).
Served as Children’s Department Supervisor of the Sunday school at Saint John Church – Baptist from 2005-2007.
Currently serving as Leader of the Department of Ministry to Children (SJCB), SSTC Ministry Leader and SJCB wedding coordinator.

Anita P. Taqi

Instructor/Teacher

High School English instructor in the Chicago Public Schools from 1969 until retirement in 2004. (Recipient of numerous teaching awards.)
ACT Prep instructor for Upward Bound Students at Northeastern University from 1995-2000.
Sunday school teacher at SJCB from 1978 – 1988.
Children’s Bible study teacher from 1997 – present. (Recipient of the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago Daily Disciple Award.)
Sunday school teacher training instructor in 2004 and 2009.

Background

Master of Arts in Education: Concordia College, River Forest, IL.
Bachelor of Science in Education: English Major, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL.

Recording Secretary

Eleanor Blackwell
operationoverlordministries@yahoo.com

Wife and partner to Rev. Henry Blackwell
Mother of three, grandmother of seven
Retired from the United States Postal Service (October 1985-February 2005)
Broadcast/radio newscaster in Chicago and St. Louis, MO (1972-1982)
Operation Overlord Ministries since 2005

Background

Eleanor Blackwell

Eleanor was born and raised in Chicago
Graduated from Hyde Park High School and attended the City Colleges of Chicago
Currently Running For Jesus!
Church Marriage Ministry, co-leader
Church Youth Department
Sunday School teacher
Women's Prayer Warrior

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