The Mayor’s Council of Clergy Luncheon was held at the Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, August 10. The meeting happens every other month to discuss issues within communities and goals to make life better.

This month the meeting had a multitude of special guests: Dr. Mary Butler of Liberty Evangelist Christian Church, Reverend Scott Dickson of First Baptist Church of Christ, Alex Habersham, Dr. John Dunaway, Mother Viola S. Walker, and Henry Thomas.

Mayor Lester Miller spoke about unity and the continuous progress happening in Macon-Bibb, emotionally, statistically, and spiritually. He talked about the more than 2,000 pounds of produce made straight from Brookdale Resource Center that will be used to feed the residents at the Center. His ultimate goal for the center is to produce a surplus and sell the surplus to fund the residents’ future housing.

Mayor Miller also touched on how we can further Macon-Bibb’s progression. “We can not police our way out of this…this is not going to happen overnight. It is going to take change in the hearts and minds of everyone in evolved and the culture,” he said.