Partners

Rev. Eddie Walker III is the Founder and Executive Director of the Educational Achievement Advocacy Firm, LLC (EAAF). EAAF partners with non-profit organizations in metropolitan Atlanta to develop mentor programs and summer enrichment activities that focus on college and career readiness. The mission of EAAF is to change generations one child at a time.

Rev. Walker is an Itinerant Elder in the West Virginia Annual Conference (Bethel AME Church, Holden, WV), Third Episcopal District, and currently serves as the Pastor of Greater Saint James AME Church in Thomson. In his role with the Dekalb County School System Department of Curriculum and Instruction, he serves as an MTSS Specialist at Dunaire Elementary School. With 15 years of experience in education, Rev. Walker has held various positions from Special Education Teacher to Instructional Specialist.

He is also the SST/MTSS Chair for Pre-K through 2nd grade at McNair Discovery Learning Academy. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Marshall University, a Master’s degree in Education Administration from West Virginia University, and a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

Rev. Walker is dedicated to serving children with special academic and behavioral needs. He has worked with the Devereaux Advanced Behavior Health Children’s Psychiatric Facility and the H.E.R.O. for Children program, where he served as the Director for Transition to Adulthood.

This role involved assisting children in developing life skills and supporting their pursuit of higher education and career development. He has also developed a mentorship program for young men, focusing on social and emotional development and exposure to new opportunities and environments.

Originally from the 3rd Episcopal District in the West Virginia Annual Conference, Charleston District, Rev. Walker’s home church is Bethel AME Church in Holden, West Virginia. Throughout his ministry career, he has served at Greater Saint Paul AME Church in Morgantown, West Virginia, Saint Philip AME Church, Greater St. Paul, Greater Smith Chapel, and Greater Turner Chapel AME Churches in Atlanta, GA. He also serves on the Augusta Conference Board of Examiners as the second-year class instructor for Intro to Hermeneutics as well as on the Ministerial Board of Ethics. Rev. Walker is a Fall 1998 Initiate of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated Epsilon Delta Chapter.

Rev. Walker taught the Turner Theological Seminary Online Certificate Program, including courses on the challenges of the rural church and how to strengthen them, and the social mission of the Black Church.

Rev. Walker lives by the quote: “I am here only to be truly helpful. I am here to represent the God that sent me. I do not have to worry about what to say or do because He who sent me will direct me. I am content to be wherever God wishes, knowing God goes there with me. I will be healed as I let God teach me to heal.”