First Church, Enterprise, staff change

Chaplain Col. Alvin M. “Sonny” Moore III is the new pastor of First Church, Enterprise. He previously served as the church’s interim pastor and as pastor of Church on the Circle, Enterprise. He served as a pastor for 16 years before going on active duty and also served in the Mississippi National Guard and Army Reserve for eight years. Moore retired in 2008 having served 34 years in uniform. He is a graduate of  Northwest Mississippi Junior College (now Northwest Mississippi Community College) in Senatobia, Delta State College (now Delta State University) in Cleveland, Miss., New Orleans Seminary, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. Moore and his wife, Martha (deceased), have three children and seven grandchildren.