Billy McCormack (Louisiana pastor)
Billy Ervin McCormack (August 4, 1928 – May 31, 2012) was a Southern Baptist clergyman from Shreveport, Louisiana, active for more than sixty years in the ministry. Considered a leader of the "Religious Right", McCormack was one of the four national directors of the Christian Coalition of America, an organization assembled in 1989 by televangelist Pat Robertson. From 1981 until his death, McCormack was the senior pastor of the University Worship Center, or University Baptist Church, at 9000 East Kings Highway in Shreveport. Previously, McCormack was the pastor of three other area congregations. He was the founder and headmaster of Trinity Heights Christian Academy and University Christian Prep School, both at 4800 Old Morringsport Road, and the University Montessori School at the East Kings Highway location. Background McCormack was born in Bienville Parish, to Charles T. "Charlie" McCormack (1904–1981) and Ida Mae McCormack (1908–1999), some two years before the outbreak of the Great Depression. McCormack describes his upbringing and resulting political philosophy, accordingly: In 1952, McCormack graduated with a bachelor's degree from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He also received a master's degree from NSU and a Ph.D. from National Christian University, which operated in Arlington, Texas, between 1967