Bert Fowler retired in December after more than 28 years of service to First Baptist Church Russellville. The church hosted a reception Jan. 9 to honor him and his wife, Carole. Fowler was the associate pastor of worship and senior adults.
“Bert has been a mainstay at First Baptist Church Russellville,” said Pastor Chase Dowdy to the Franklin Free Press. “He’s someone who’s been faithful to the Lord and faithful to the church. I can always count on Bert for answers to any questions about our members or what worked well in the church in the past or what didn’t work well.”
Fowler earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education at the University of Alabama and a master of church music at Southwestern Seminary. He was called to the ministry as a high school senior and previously served churches in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as Tuscaloosa and Brent.
Dowdy, who is in his second year at the church, said he looks to Fowler for guidance.
“People know his heart and see a servant and that’s how I can best describe Bert — he has the heart of a servant,” Dowdy added.
The Fowlers plan to retire in Tuscaloosa.
They have two children and six grandchildren.
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