Johnny Pruitt is the new pastor of McEntyre Baptist Church, Ashville. He is a retired remodeling contractor and carpenter. Called to preach in 1978, Pruitt began leading his first church — Brannon Springs Baptist Church, Southside — in 1983. He has previously served as pastor of Ohatchee First Baptist Church; Melrose Baptist, Centre; and Shady Grove Baptist, Leesburg.
In the past few years, he has served as interim pastor of a number of churches in Calhoun, Cherokee and Etowah counties.
He is an alumni of Gadsden Community College and Samford University’s extension program. He holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in theology degrees from Covington Seminary, Ringgold, Georgia, where he taught in a seminary extension for eight years.
He and his wife, Margaret, are guardians to his sister, Melanie.
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