David Dykes, former pastor of three Alabama Baptist churches, died July 2. He was 72.
Dykes most recently served for 30 years as pastor of Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas, before retiring in 2021. He served as the church’s pastor emeritus after that.
Earlier in his ministry, he served as pastor of three Alabama Baptist churches — Gardendale First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church Oneonta and Tallaweeka Baptist Church in Tallassee.
Dykes graduated from Samford University, then earned a master of divinity and doctor of ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2017, he received an honorary doctorate from East Texas Baptist University.
During his more than 50 years of pastoral ministry, Dykes led missions teams to more than 30 countries and he and his wife, Cindy, led more than two dozen Israel tours. He also served on the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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