First Church, Childersburg, new pastor

Ernest “Skip” Parvin is the new pastor of First Church, Childersburg. He previously served as minister of senior adults and pastoral care at Bellevue Church, Memphis, Tennessee. He served as a trustee at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, for nine years. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama, a master’s degree from New Orleans Seminary and a doctorate from Luther Rice Seminary in Lithonia, Georgia. He was married to the late Jeanie. He has two children and seven grandchildren.