First Church, Oxford, new pastor

Stan Albright is the new pastor of First Church, Oxford. He previously served as the national director of associations for the North American Mission Board. He also has served at Greenbrier Road Church, Anniston; Parker Memorial Church, Anniston; and First Church, Meridianville. He holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Auburn University; a master’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; a master of divinity from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; and a doctor in practical ministries from Trinity Seminary in Newburgh, Ind. He and his wife, Joanie, have two children.