Longtime minister of music Ron Partain, 78, retired April 30 from Riverbend Baptist Church, Gadsden, where he has served since 2013. The church hosted a special service along with a luncheon and reception.
He was saved at age 15 at Boyles Baptist Church, Tarrant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Howard College (now Samford University) and has led high school and college choir tours all over the country, including performances at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, United Nations and 12 major league baseball games.
Most of his positions have been in Alabama, including his first at age 15 at Springdale Baptist Church, Tarrant. Other churches he served are First Baptist Church Fultondale; FBC Ashland; Westwood Baptist Church, Forestdale; Lakeside Baptist Church, Birmingham; FBC Roanoke; FBC Alexander City; Red Star Baptist Church, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Northside Baptist Church, Anniston; Arbor Baptist Church, Pell City; Inglenook Baptist Church, Birmingham; Bethel Baptist Church, Odenville; FBC Moody; and FBC Childersburg.
He owns Ron Partain’s World of Music in Pell City. Partain previously sang with Alabama Singing Men for several years.
He and his wife, Sandra, have two children and seven grandchildren.
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