Franklin Delano Sims recently retired from his pastoral role with Crossway Baptist Church, Bessemer, where he served for eight years.
Sims, who has been in ministry for 58 years and served in different pastoral roles at churches across Alabama, started his ministry in 1958 as the youth director for his hometown church — Central Baptist Church, Tarrant.
Before heading into full-time ministry, Sims attended Samford University in Birmingham for his undergraduate degree.
He later earned his master of divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Sims said he is thankful for his time in ministry, adding that his greatest lesson has been to “put God at the center of everything and desire what the Lord desires.”
While Sims has retired from Crossway Baptist, he hopes to continue working as an interim pastor for a church in need. He can be reached at frankdsims1@gmail.com or 205-527-4017. (Caleb Jones)
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