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Guin pastor celebrates 50 years in ministry

Kenny Hatcher, pastor of First Baptist Church Guin, recently celebrated 50 years in ministry.
  • September 1, 2023
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Kenny Hatcher, pastor of First Baptist Church Guin, recently celebrated 50 years in ministry.

Guin pastor celebrates 50 years in ministry

Kenny Hatcher, pastor of First Baptist Church Guin, recently celebrated 50 years in ministry. The church presented him with a plaque and a lunch was held in his honor July 30.

Hatcher was ordained at Mount Carmel Baptist, West Blocton. During his years of ministry, he has served as pastor of several churches in Alabama: Northside Baptist Church, Selma; Mars Hill Baptist Church, Jemison; Pine Flat Baptist Church, Suttle; Community Baptist Church, Brierfield; and Haysop Baptist Church, Eoline; and as interim of Concord Baptist Church, Calera, (now Hope Mountain Church). Hatcher also enjoys singing. He is a recording artist with Chapel Valley Studio, Sharps Valley, Tennessee, and artist and chapel speaker for Christmas in the Smokies, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Sonshine cruises.

He holds a doctor of ministry from International Seminary, Apopka, Florida, and is a NAMB-endorsed law enforcement chaplain and has served on several Alabama Baptist State Convention committees, including two years as chair of the Christian Life Commission.

He and his wife of 47 years, Phyllis, have one daughter and two grandchildren.

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