For the last three-plus years, Don Blakeney and other worship pastors in Marshall County have met together for mentorship and fellowship. It's a much-needed support system, members say.
Pastor of disaster: Minister weathered tornado, hurricane
GREG GARRISON, AL.com
FacebookTwitterEmail 5
1of5FILE - In this April 27, 2011, file photo a deadly tornado moves through Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Rev. Louis Johnson has experience with natural disaster. He is now working on his Ph.D. at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and he’s planning to write his dissertation on church emergency preparedness. (Dusty Compton/The Tuscaloosa News via AP)Dusty Compton/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2020 file photo, Brenda Davenport holds her dog Harley as floodwaters cover a road, in Brewton, Ala. The Rev. Louis Johnson has experience with natural disaster. He is now working on his Ph.D. at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and he’s planning to write his dissertation on church emergency preparedness.Gerald Herbert/APShow MoreShow Less
Pastor of disaster: Minister weathered April 27, 2011 tornado and a hurricane
Updated 7:35 AM;
Today 7:30 AM
The Rev. Louis Johnson, pastor of Fairhope Avenue Baptist Church in Loxley, has guided churches through a tornado and a hurricane.
Facebook Share
You could call the Rev. Louis Johnson the pastor of disaster.
In fact, he’s working on his Ph.D. at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and he’s planning to write his dissertation on church emergency preparedness.
He’s had plenty of first-hand experience.
When Johnson was a teenager, his home church, Lakeside Baptist, was flooded with eight feet of water in 1994 when Tropical Storm Gordon stalled over Albany, Ga. “That was my first experience with natural disaster,” Johnson said.
Pontotoc's First Choice Bank to open Tupelo office djournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from djournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.