Brian Lee retires as pastor from Shades Crest Baptist Church, Bluff Park

Brian Lee retires as pastor from Shades Crest Baptist Church, Bluff Park

Birmingham Metro Association

Brian Lee said Shades Crest Baptist Church, Bluff Park, has been “a wonderful place to serve” as pastor. After seven years there, he retired Aug. 30.

“I am honored to have been able to partner with them in ministry,” he said. “The staff is superb, and the people are very committed to the church. I can only hope that I was able to provide at least some of the blessing to them that they provided for me and my wife.”

He and his wife, Clella, came to Shades Crest in 2013 from Lafayette Baptist Church, Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he had served as pastor since 1988. Since retiring, the Lees have moved to Tennessee and are “waiting to see what the Lord brings our way that is ours to do.” (Birmingham Metro)