When Jimmy Jackson became the senior pastor of Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville, June 4, 1978, the Madison Baptist Association church had about 2,900 members. When he celebrated his 30th anniversary as pastor June 8 of this year, the congregation had grown to more than 7,000 members. But more telling than either of those numbers is the 5,666 baptisms that have…
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