Thomas N. Phillips

Birth Name: Thomas Nathaniel Phillips

Reverend Thomas Nathaniel Phillips, better known as T. N. Phillips, was a popular preacher all across the south. He was born in East Feliciana Parish in Blairstown, Louisiana in 1902 and died in 1980. ...Show More

Reverend Thomas Nathaniel Phillips, better known as T. N. Phillips, was a popular preacher all across the south. He was born in East Feliciana Parish in Blairstown, Louisiana in 1902 and died in 1980. His life as a preacher lasted many decades and he lead several churches over the years, including St. Helena Baptist Church (for 37 years - his picture hangs in the lobby) in Greensburg, Louisiana. A lot of St. Helena Parish was used in the film, Sounder, along with East Feliciana Parish. He was also a pastor at New Hope Baptist Church for 42 years.Rev. Phillips was a dynamic speaker, with a zest for life who frequently spoke in parables that always had a moral. His stories were down-home and easy to understand, but they always made you think. He was in "Sounder" and seen in theaters across the nation as the Preacher. Hide