Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Georgiana, celebrated its pastor’s 50th anniversary of surrendering to ministry April 2. Danny Dean’s actual anniversary date was March 31. He preached his first sermon April 15, 1973. After graduating high school, he taught Sunday School and Royal Ambassadors.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master of divinity with an emphasis on counseling from New Orleans Seminary.
He served as youth pastor of Oakland Baptist Church, Mary Ester, Florida; 10th grade department leader of First Baptist Chickasaw; youth pastor of Central Baptist Church, Pensacola, Florida; interim youth pastor of Sage Avenue Baptist Church, Mobile; ministry internship at Calvary Baptist Church, New Orleans; pastor of Indian Creek Baptist Church, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; interim pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church, Crestview, Florida; director of single adult ministries of FBC Crestview, Florida; pastor of Unity Baptist Church, Fayette; pastor of Beaverton Baptist Church; pastor of Academy Baptist Church, Vernon; pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Belzoni, Mississippi; pastor of Spring Creek Baptist Church, Greenville; director of missions of Butler Baptist Association; and interim pastor and pastor of Mount Pleasant Baptist.
He worked as a therapist in public mental health from 1986 to 2006 as well.
He and his wife, Brenda, have three children and three grandchildren.
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