First Church, Athens, new pastor

Sammy Gilbreath is the new interim pastor of First Church, Athens. He is currently the director of the office of evangelism for the Alabama State Board of Missions. He has served as pastor at Highland Church, Florence; First Church, Huntsville; Flint River Church, Hazel Green; and Ridgedale Church, Scottsboro. He also served churches in Mississippi, Kentucky and South Carolina. He and his wife, Carol, have two children.