SHELBY ASSOCIATION
Hugh Richardson says God blessed him “significantly” during his more than 15 years serving as associational missionary for Shelby Baptist Association.
“It has been a highlight of my ministry to serve the churches of Shelby County, Alabama, and to become involved in all the avenues of service the role provided,” said Richardson, who retired Dec. 31. “My life has been significantly enriched.”
Richardson preached his first sermon in July 1969, and in the more than 50 years that followed, he served as a student pastor, an adjunct seminary professor and in other ministry roles before coming to Shelby Association. Over the years, he’s traveled on missions trips to places from Brazil to Wales.
He said he prefers to see the season he’s in now as “redirected” and “repurposed” rather than retired, noting that he and his wife, Lu, “are looking forward to the opportunities the Lord brings our way in the future.
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