Gary Bonner, director of missions for Sipsey Association since 2015, retired Dec. 31.
He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Livingston University (now University of West Alabama). A native of Walker County, Bonner spent most of his 50 years of ministry in Tuscaloosa County and as a teacher at Tuscaloosa County High School for 17 years and assistant principal and principal of Northport Junior High School for three years.
He served as pastor of Buhl Baptist Church (19 years); New Hope Baptist Church, Romulus; Hebron Baptist Church, Carrollton; Shepherd Baptist Church, Fayette; Bethany Baptist Church, Coker; and Indian Lake Baptist Church, Northport.
From 2001 to 2012, Bonner served as associate director of missions for Tuscaloosa County Association and coordinated the association’s Disaster Relief work. He also helped Sipsey Association’s DR team obtain its first feeding unit. He and his wife of 54 years, Nancy, have two children and six grandchildren. Bonner is available for supply preaching.
Share with others: