Marlon Millner's article, "We've Come This Far By Faith," published by the CYBERJOURNAL FOR PENTECOSTAL-CHARISMATIC RESEARCH in 2001.

"March 1, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- If it were not for the suspenders, the Reverend Joseph Clemmons might not be known as a Pentecostal preacher. Hanging on the walls of Clemmons' modest, frame house in Connecticut are theological degrees from Yale University and Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, the same institution that trained Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His desk is littered with various scholarly tomes, as well as legislative information, since he serves as a Democratic representative in the state legislature. Such training and experience have put him in a small class of African-American preachers who are appreciated for using the truths of the Bible to fight for social equality and empowerment of the downtrodden, less fortunate and oppressed...."