First Church, Lanett, new pastor

Ronnie Jordan is the new pastor of First Church, Lanett. He holds an associate degree from Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Troy University and a master of divinity degree from New Orleans Seminary. He previously served as pastor of Callaway Church, LaGrange, Ga.; Crystal Valley Church and Oates Avenue Church, Columbus, Ga.; Avalon Woods Church, Seale; and Talisheek Church, Talisheek, La. He has been an adjunct professor at Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary for the Columbus, Ga., extension and at New Orleans Seminary’s South Georgia extension. He was a deputy sheriff in Muscogee County, Ga., for 10 years and is an honorably discharged U.S. Navy veteran. He and his wife, Kathy, have one son.