First Church, Pelham, new pastor Daven Watkins

Daven Watkins is the new pastor of First Church, Pelham, effective March 1. He previously served as pastor of First Church, Pleasant Grove. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky., a master of divinity from Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, and a doctor of ministry in preaching from Gordon-Conwell Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass. He and his wife, Jane, have two children.