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The Senior Pastor of
First Baptist Church
is Dr. Gil McKee.
Gil is a native of
Houston, Texas.
He and his wife,
Sharon, have been
married since May 22
of 1982. They
have two children –
Jason and Holly.
Jason is a student
at the University of
Alabama working on
an accounting
degree. He is
also a United States
Marine. Holly
is a student at the
University of
Alabama working on
an elementary
education degree. |
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Gil received
his education from
Hardin-Simmons
University in Abilene,
Texas (B.M.),
Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in
Fort Worth, Texas (M.Div.),
and Midwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in
Kansas City, Missouri (D.Min.).
He has served five
churches as Senior
Pastor in Texas,
Missouri, and Alabama.
He has been the Senior
Pastor of First Baptist
Church Tuscaloosa since
April 3, 2000.
In addition
to his pastoral and
preaching
responsibilities at
First Baptist Church,
Gil is used extensively
as a preacher/speaker
for conferences,
conventions, revivals,
retreats, and other
miscellaneous
engagements. His weekly
radio and television
ministry, “The Living
Word,” which
features Gil’s
expository and practical
preaching style, reaches
thousands of homes
throughout the state of
Alabama
When it
comes to Gil’s vision
for First Baptist Church
he simply says:
“I
want First Baptist
Church to be the church
God wants it to be. And
I know at the very least
that means multiplying
the Kingdom by reaching
the lost for Christ,
maturing believers into
effective
Christ-followers, and
ministering to our
community in Jesus’
name.”
Gil’s
hobbies include hunting,
golf, and running. He
has completed two marathons,
the
St. Jude's Marathon in
Memphis and the Marine
Corps Marathon in
Washington, D.C.
His
favorite movies are war
movies and action
films. He has a love
for a variety of music,
but his favorite music
is the music of the 70’s
and the music of
composer John Williams.
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