H. H. Coleman

The Reverend Horatius Holipheal Coleman (February 22, 1892 – December 13, 1969), better known as H. H. Coleman, was an American church pastor and evangelist. Reverend Coleman, who was born in Sandersville, Georgia, was senior pastor of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, from 1935 until his death in 1969. He was the paternal great-grandfather of former U.S. Representative Kendrick B. Meek, and the maternal grandfather of actress Barbara Meek.

Rev. Coleman was a good friend of Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., father of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On May 3, 1936, King Jr. (age 7) was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, after a two-week annual revival that was led by Rev. H. H. Coleman (serving as guest evangelist).