Jay Penton is the new pastor of Slackland Baptist Church, Leesburg. He previously served as pastor of men’s ministry at Prattmont Baptist Church, Prattville; a deacon and minister of men at Boones Chapel Baptist Church, Prattville; and men’s ministry coordinator of Autauga Baptist Association.
Penton served as military police on active duty in the U.S. Army for seven years and in the National Guard for 15 years. He was an Alabama State Trooper for over 24 years and retired to serve in full-time ministry. He is the outreach director for “Men in the Arena,” a nonprofit Christian ministry based in Oregon focused on equipping men to honor God in their family, church and community.
Penton attended Livingston University (now University of West Alabama) and Auburn University at Montgomery and is pursuing a degree in biblical theology from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia. He and his wife, Dana, have two adult children.
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