Griffin, Jim C. — Alabama pastor dies at 94

Griffin, Jim C. — Alabama pastor dies at 94

Jim C. Griffin, longtime pastor of Alabama Baptist churches, died Dec. 6. He was 94.

Griffin earned his bachelor’s degree from Howard College in Birmingham (now Samford University). He worked at Coca-Cola Enterprises in Fort Payne before accepting the call to ministry in his mid-50s. 

He served as pastor of Minvale Baptist Church, Fort Payne; Whites Chapel Baptist Church, Moody; Sylvania Baptist Church; FBC Fyffe; Sardis Baptist Church, Boaz; and Broadway Baptist Church, Rainsville. 

Griffin is preceded in death by his wife, Etta, and is survived by two children, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.