Maple Springs Baptist Church, Clanton
Chilton Baptist Association
Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 40:28–31
Favorite Hymn: “When I Shall Read My Title Clear”
Hobbies: Playing guitar and writing country ballads
Family Status: Married to Carolyn for 50 years; two children, Anthony and Andrea; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter
Roland W. Davis has been in the pastoral ministry for 54 years and might play one of his country ballads for you on the guitar if you ask.
Q: What was your childhood like?
A: I was the baby of 13 children. We were not dirt poor but relatively poor. All in all, I had a very wonderful childhood growing up in Moundville, a lovely small town in west Alabama.
Q: How did you come to know the Lord?
A: My sweetheart encouraged me to start going to church with her at the Moundville Baptist Church. I went to Youth Week at Shocco Springs (Baptist Conference Center in Talladega) and was saved that week.
Q: How have you been involved in church through the years?
A: I was ordained to preach by the Moundville Baptist Church immediately after returning from the Army in 1957. I have been in the ministry since then. … My longest period of ministry was at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Clanton, where I served for 25 years. After my retirement, I was called to pastor Maple Springs Baptist Church, Clanton, where I am currently serving.
Q: What have you gotten from those ministries?
A: I have found meaning and fulfillment in life.
Q: How do you see yourself involved in church in the future?
A: I am now pastor of Maple Springs and hope to serve the Lord with the wonderful people there as long as my health permits.
Q: What does the Christian life mean to you?
A: It is the only life worth living.
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