Church members, family and community friends joined together Sept. 20 to celebrate Dennis Anderson’s 30 years of ministry at Vestavia Hills Baptist Church.
Anderson, a native of Roswell, Georgia, began serving at the Birmingham Baptist Association church in 1985 as minister of education and administration before his title was changed to administrative pastor in 2014.
Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta and a master’s degree and doctorate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Prior to serving at Vestavia Hills Baptist he served as youth minister for First Baptist Church, Alpharetta, Georgia; in ministry positions at three churches in Texas; and as minister of education for Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham.
Anderson and his wife, Karen, are active in civic affairs. He served as president of the Vestavia Hills Rotary Club and founded Leadership Vestavia Hills in 1996. Anderson was named Vestavia Hills Citizen of the Year in 1997 because of his efforts in starting the citizen-training program that is still active today.
Throughout his years of ministry Anderson said he has tried to model his service after the word-picture in the Bible of the Church as the bride of Christ. He said he has sought to serve the Church “with respect, faithful service and loyalty and sometimes defend and protect it. (I’ve tried to be an) advocate and affirmer, encourager and to do what I can to make sure that the bride of Christ is prepared for the Bridegroom.”
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