After serving Lineville Baptist Church for 33 years, Pastor Jerry Colquett will retire June 30.
Colquett, a native of Opp, became a Christian at age 12 and was baptized by then Pastor Andrew Tampling at First Baptist Church, Opp.
At age 18, Colquett felt called into full-time ministry. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a graduate degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Prior to taking on his role as pastor of Lineville Baptist, Colquett also served as pastor of Little River Baptist Church, Uriah, and Carrville Baptist Church, Tallassee.
In a letter to the congregation Colquett wrote, “We love you. You are our family and have been faithful to us and have tended to our needs throughout the years. … We have shared God’s Word with you and watched you grow in your love of our Lord and in your service to Him. … We believe we leave you a strong, vital and growing church and that you will continue to be the church God has ordained in this place.”
Colquett said he is looking forward to a redirection of his ministry to interim work, short-term missions and having “a clean slate for God to use.”
He and his wife, Carolyn, have two children and four grandchildren with one more on the way. (Neisha Roberts)
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