Ken Bush has served as pastor of First Baptist Church Eufaula for the past 41 years. And as he retires, he says if he had it to do all over again, he would do the exact same thing.
“It’s been a real blessing,” he said of his long tenure there. “I’ve never wanted to move very much; I just wanted to plant and take care of folks. It’s been a privilege to be a part of people’s lives from the beginning to the end and walk with them through the different stages.”
Before Bush came to FBC, he served for 11 years at First Baptist Church Montezuma, Georgia. He graduated from Samford University in Birmingham in 1964 and went on to seminary, eventually earning a doctorate from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1978. In June 1980, he became pastor of FBC Eufaula.
“It’s just been a privilege. I’ve reared my children here; it’s a great town to be a part of and a wonderful church to be a part of,” Bush said.
The church will hold a celebration for Bush and his wife, Joyce, Oct. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the James S. Clark Center in Eufaula. Everyone is invited.
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