Pastor of Open Acres Baptist in Montgomery retires after almost two decades of service

Ron Davis, pastor of Open Acres Baptist Church, Montgomery, recently retired. On April 2, the church named him pastor emeritus. He had preached at the church since November 2004 and was voted in as pastor in February 2005.

Davis served in the U.S. Air Force (1976–1996) where he was stationed in Oklahoma, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio and Belgium. He served two tours in Korea and Operation Freedom in Iraq. He worked with the city of Montgomery in information technology until he retired in April 2022.

He has previously served as a youth pastor in Ohio and Yarbrough Street Baptist Church, Montgomery. He was ordained in 1997 at Pratt Court Baptist Church, Prattville, and also served as pastor from 1997 to 2004.

He and his wife, Debrah, have five children and 11 grandchildren.