Presbyters
Serving The Sections Of Our District With Excellence
The Mississippi District has historically been comprised of 11 sections, each faithfully served by a Presbyter. Over the years, several honorary Presbyters and Presbyters-at-Large have also contributed to this ministry of leadership. Currently, Section Five is combined with Sections Three and Six. These dedicated men have served—and continue to serve—on our District Board with excellence, unity, and a commitment to advancing the Kingdom of God across Mississippi.
E.J. McClintock
1950 - 1954
A.D. Gurley
1954 - 1960, 1962 - 1964
M.D. Padfield
1960 - 1962
Cliburn Holliday
1964 - 1967
H.O. Duncan
1967 - 1969
Lee Edwards
1969 - 1972
Hulon Sanford
1972 - 1973
Robert H. Hancock
1973-74, 1980-82, 2003 - 2010
R.B. Gray
1974 - 1976, 1978 - 1980
Cecil Robinson
1976 - 1978
Larry Hill
1982 - 1985
Frank Williamson
1985 - 1990
Dewayne Kirk
1990 - 2003
Merl Hugh Dixon
2010 - Present
Section One
J.W. Garland
1950 - 1955
C.D. Soper
1955 - 1958
C.R. Cooksey
1958 - 1959
G.H. Hill
1959-1962
M.D. Padfield
1962 - 1963
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William Bowen
1968 - 1971, 1974 - 1976
Cecil Greenway
1978 - 1981
Roy Lawrence
1981 - 1982
Coy Hill
1982 - 2009
Danny Robbins
2009 - Present
Section Two
W.E. Gamblin
1950 - 1960
Mike Newsom
1960-63, 1968-71, 1972-77
R.L. Tolbert
1963 - 1968
Charles Killingsworth
1971
Edward J. Ellard
1972
James E. Sandy
1977 - 2007
John D. Vanderford
2007 - 2008
Nolan Lewis
2008 - 2017
Michael Dutton
2017 - 2021
Jimmy Scruggs
2021 - Present
Section Three
J.E. Anderson
1954 - 1955, 1957
W.E. Gamblin
1961 - 1962
A.L. Allen
1962, 1965
T.L. Craft
1967, 1971
Elmer Cross
1971 - 1972
Bown Barrier
1972-74, 1975-76, 1977-78
Harold Braneff
1974 - 1975
C.R. Cooksey
1976 - 1977
Orville Kendrick
1978 - 1979
Albert Reid, Jr.
1979 - 2009
Greg Fortenberry
2009 - 2013
Randall Dunaway
2013 - Present
Section Four
Obie Ramsey
1950 - 1955
George Amacker
1955 - 1956
J.E. Anderson
1956 - 1957
Clyde C. Wilson
1957 - 1961
C.R. Cooksey
1961 - 1964
Roy Lawrence
1964 - 1968
George Roberts
1968 - 1971
Richard Forsythe
1971 - 1972
Edward J. Ellard
1972 - 1978
James F. Cambell
1975 - 1979
Wayne Ellard
1995, 1997 - 2006
David Moore
1995 - 1997
Section Five
Clyde Williamson
1961 - 1962
J.S. Hoyt
1962 - 1966
Donald Thornton
1966 - 1969
Raymond D. Moore
1969 - 1970
Lonnie Nations
1970 - 1971
Samuel T. White
1971 - 1972
Elmer Cross
1972 - 1973
R.F. Watkins
1973 - 1979
G.R. Travis
1979 - 1982
Larry Duncan
1982 - 1984
James F. Nations
1984 - 1992
Lloyd Adcock
1992 - 2005
Barron Price
2005 - 2013
Jerry W. Dillon
2013 - Present
Section Six
George Amacker
1961 - 1963
Charles Killingsworth
1963 - 1968
Albert Travis
1968 - 1971
Paul J. Hook
1971 - 1972
Richard Forsythe
1972-75, 76-77, 81-89, 07-08
Larry Hill
1975 - 1976
George Killingsworth
1977 - 1978
Paul Helton
1978 - 1981
Anthony Mansfield
1989 - 2007
Mack Roberts
2008 - 2013
Rodney Baker
2014 - 2023
Joel Martin
2023 - Present
Section Seven
Charles Killingsworth
1972 - 1973
William Moore
1973
Royce Earl Odom
1973 - 1975, 1977 - 2003
Paul Hook
1975 - 1977
Irvis Everett
2003 - 2013
Mike Dobbs
2013 - Present
Section Eight
William Moore
1972
Charles Killingsworth
1972 - 1977, 1987 - 2003
Buford Miller
1978 - 1979
Joseph Pittman
1979 - 1987
Jerry Hamilton
2005 - 2008
Paul Springer
2008 - 2019
Andrew Kelly
2019 - Present
Section Nine
Albert Travis
1972 - 1982
Donald Hickman
1982 - 1996
James Kenny Rockco
1996 - 2009
James E. Carney
2009 - 2021
Jerron Carney
2021 - Present
Section Ten
Samuel T. White
1972 - 1977
Jerome Bourn
1977 - 1983
Doyle E. Spears
1983 - 1986
Steven Wheeler
1986 - 1988
Jerry Sullivan
1988 - 1989
Ray Bowling
1989 - 2003
Terry Ballard
2003 - Present
Section Eleven
Lloyd Adcock
Raymond L. Bowling
Coy Hill
James F. Nations
Albert Reid, Jr.
Honorary Presbyters
Presbyter-At-Large
Rontal Jenkins