Kenneth R. Clement, who served as DeKalb Baptist Association director of missions, died Aug. 20. He was 69.
A native of Gadsden, Clement earned a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in Birmingham and a master’s of theology degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
While in seminary he served in several interim pastorate roles and later served as bivocational pastor of Tates Chapel Baptist Church, Centre, and Ivalee Baptist Church, Attalla. He was pastor of First Baptist Church, Indian Springs, for 18 years and then pastor of Mount Hebron West Baptist Church, Elmore, for 13 years before leading DeKalb Association as director of missions for 11 years.
Clement served in several roles in Baptist life including a position on the board of governors for Judson College in Marion, as a trustee for Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega, chairman of the credentials committee for the Alabama Baptist State Convention, moderator for Elmore and Shelby Baptist associations and trustee for LifeWay Christian Resources, to name a few.
He preached the gospel in 12 states and traveled on missions trips to Nigeria, Jamaica, Mexico, Hong Kong, Belize, Guatemala, Brazil and England.
Clement is survived by his wife, Cecilia, three children and six grandchildren.
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