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Dr. Jimmy Gentry
Pastor
Jimmy Gentry became Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church on Sunday, December 31, 2000 after a five and one-half year pastorate at Springfield Baptist Church, Springfield, TN (June 11, 1995-December 30, 2000).
Born on September 21, 1956, Jimmy is a native of Cadiz, KY. He was graduated from Trigg County High School in 1975
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and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Religious Studies and a minor in History from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, in 1979. He earned the Master of Divinity degree in 1982 and the Doctor of Ministry degree in 1993 from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY.
In addition to the Springfield church, Jimmy served as pastor of Lewis Lane Baptist Church, Owensboro, KY (April 16, 1987-June 10, 1995); Greenwood Baptist Church, Bowling Green, KY (July 1, 1983-April 15, 1987); and Emmanuel Baptist Chapel, mission of First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, KY (November 15, 1976-June 30, 1983). He was also Minister of Youth at Edgewood Baptist Church, Hopkinsville, KY (Summer 1976).
He is active in the Carrollton Ministerial Alliance, serves on the Salvation Army Advisory Board, is a Volunteer Chaplain at Tanner Medical Center, and is a Chaplain for Hospice. He served on the Development Team and Steering Committee of the Community Resource Network of the Community Foundation of West Georgia. He is a member of the National Coordinating Council of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and is also a member of the Commission on Baptist Worship and Spirituality and the Church Health and Effectiveness Work Group of the Baptist World Alliance.
Jimmy enjoys reading, running in 10K road races and half-marathons, watching college and high school baseball, basketball, and football, watching figure skating, working in the yard, writing, and doing nothing. He writes poetry and lyrics for hymns. He also writes an occasional column for the Times-Georgian, the daily newspaper of Carrollton. A Certified Official for USA Track & Field, in his spare time, he helps officiate high school and college cross country and track meets.
Jimmy married Jackie Miller on December 18, 1982. Jackie holds a Bachelor of Science (1983) and a Master of Arts (1990) from Western Kentucky University. They are blessed with two children: a daughter, Emily, who is a senior at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and a son, Nicholas, who is a freshman at the Art Institute of Atlanta.
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 jimmy.gentry@tabernacle.org
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