New Temple Baptist Church, Dora
Sulphur Springs Baptist Association
Favorite Bible Verses: Isaiah 53:5–6
Favorite Hymn: “My Faith Has Found a Resting Place”
Family Status: Widowed after 26 years of marriage to Peggy, seven children, 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren
Harold Proctor, a graduate of Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, is a retired pastor. Proctor, who has served as a pastor, an interim pastor, a minister to single adults and an evangelist, presently ministers to young pastors. “My biggest thrill is to invest my life in younger ministers who will impact lives for Christ,” he said.
Q: When and how did you become a Christian?
A: I accepted Christ at 11 years of age at Hunter Street Baptist Church at the last service of a revival in 1941. The Lord had been dealing with my heart that entire week. That Sunday morning, I made a profession of faith. I learned that afternoon that my father had come forward during the earlier service for baptism, and we were baptized at the same time.
Q: When and how were you led into the ministry?
A: In the summer of 1947, I was at a youth camp. It was during the concluding service that I had a clear, conscious call from God to serve the Lord in the ministry.
Q: What did you get from the ministry?
A: The unspeakable joy and privilege to partner with God in what He’s doing. What an awesome privilege it is when God gives us a special calling to serve Him. Being in the ministry is not just about influencing others for Christ but being reciprocally influenced by great men and women of Christ.
Q: What difference has being a Christian made in your life?
A: I’m so thankful that God saved me when I was very young because I’m afraid of what I may have turned out to be if He hadn’t. It has also helped me to know how to deal with some issues of life that I never could have known had I not been a Christian.
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