Jack Kinley, who retired in 2009 after more than 64 years in pastoral ministry, died Nov. 24. He was 96.
Kinley served in the U.S. Army and in law enforcement for a few years before entering the ministry. He began his education at the Baptist Bible Institute (now the Baptist University of Florida) in Graceville, Fla.
After two years there, he transferred to William Carey College (now William Carey University) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He accepted his first pastoral position at Rolling Creek Baptist Church in Quitman, Mississippi.
That started a ministry that lasted more than 64 years. After Rolling Creek Baptist, Kinley served as pastor of churches in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, including Beaver Creek Baptist in Phenix City, which named him pastor emeritus in 2009 when he retired.
Ministry to the visually impaired
He also served as headmaster and Bible teacher at Woodland Christian Academy in Phenix City from 1974 to 1980.
Later in life after losing most of his sight, Kinley started Vision Tape Ministry, which involved reading Christian materials and recording them on tape then distributing them to visually impaired people all over the world. He was a big encourager of The Alabama Baptist’s audio cartridge ministry.
Kinley is preceded in death by his wife, Gwen. He is survived by his daughter, Judy; son, Gary; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
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