Born in Forrest City Arkansas September 30, 1949, to Theodore R. Williams Sr. and Luvern Williams. The second of three children and the only male. The family moved to St. Louis in the early fifties. Graduated from Soldan High School in May 1969 enlisted in the United States Navy in December 1969. Served four years, honorably discharged December 1973 with the rank of 2nd Class Petty Officer, E5.  Married Lue B. Smith on April 21, 1974. Ordained a deacon of Faith M. B. Church in 1984 and accepted call to the Gospel Ministry after many years of denial, in 1991 and was ordained September 29, 1991. Married forty-one years blessed with two daughters.

After Pastor P.L. Washington the organizing pastor of Faith Missionary Baptist Church was called to glory in 1996, was elected the 2nd pastor of Faith. Served eight years as the President of the Congress of Christian Education of the Union Missionary Baptist District Association. Served as Faith-Based Initiative Coordinator for the Missionary Baptist State Convention of Missouri, until resigned from this position and retired from the job of thirty-three years as Human Resource Director and General Affairs Manager at Koken Manufacturing Co. Inc. to be his wife's primary caregiver who was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, she transitioned to rest on Sunday August 30, 2015. 

Elected Moderator of the Union Missionary Baptist District Association in September of 2015, serving four years until August of 2019.  Received an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Divinity from Anchor Theological Seminary, presented by Executive Vice President of the school, Rev. Dr. Rodney J. Howlett Sr. during the church’s fiftieth-anniversary service on November 6, 2016. Appointed the position of Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Pastoral Theology in March 2017 of Anchor Theological Seminary extensions. by Vice President, Dr. Rodney J. Howlett Sr. and its board of directors. Graduated Suma Cumme Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from Anchor Theological Seminary June 2, 2018.  Served as the facilitator of the Bachelor of Theology class at Anchor for the 2020 class. Graduated Suma Cumme Laude with a Master of Theology degree from Anchor Theological Seminaty on August 1, 2020,  In December 2022 was appointed Adjunct Professor of the Master's program. of the Rodney J.Howlett Extension of Anchor Theological Seminary. Dr. Williams celebrated his 28th Pastoral Anniversary on Sunday June 9, 2024. Was tied for Valedictorian and graduated with a Doctor of Pastoral Theology Degree from the Life HIMA/Rodney J. Howlett Extension of Anchor Theological Seminary June 15, 2024. On Saturday August 3, 2024 Dr. Williams was named the Assistant Dean of the Rydney J. Howlett/Life HIMA Extention of Anchor Theological ASeminary and Bible Institute along with his duty as Adjunct Professor of the Masters program.

Favorite Bible verses,” I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1, and "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in Man" Psalm 118:8 (The middle verse in the Bible)