After 21 years of service George King retired June 30 from his position as vice president of client services for The Baptist Foundation of Alabama (TBFA).
King earned a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in Birmingham and a master of divinity and doctor of ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
He previously served as pastor of Moon Lake Baptist Church, Mentone; Berry Baptist Church; and Valley Creek Baptist Church, Hueytown. He also served as pastor of churches in Birmingham Baptist Association and Mud Creek Baptist Association as well as a church in Mississippi. He currently serves as bivocational pastor of Mountain Hill Baptist Church, LaPine, a position he’s held for nearly 19 years.
In his role at TBFA, King administered the scholarship program, something he said he was thankful to have been a part of as he saw more than $500,000 given in scholarships each year to Alabama Baptists seeking seminary degrees.
He also noted how TBFA is a unique Alabama Baptist ministry in that it deals with estate planning and “leaving a legacy.”
“Too many times ministers get a bad rap about preaching on money but … if we don’t have funds, ministries don’t get started,” King said.
“If you plan your estate then you can plan to leave funds for the Lord’s work. … I feel (TBFA) is truly a ministry from the Lord, and I thank Alabama Baptists who had the forethought (in 1940) to say we need some way to have Alabama Baptists give through their wills and leave a legacy.”
King and his wife, Sandra, have two children and four grandchildren.
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