Jerry Vines Ministries

When I was a young pastor I moved a lot. In fact, I averaged 16 months at each of my first 4 churches! The word on me was, “Vines is a fair preacher, but he doesn’t stay anywhere very long.” Then I went to First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida and stayed almost 24 years. I just said, “I hadn’t got where I was going yet!”

Well, I’m on the move again.

For the last 4 years I have preached 12 Sunday nights a year at First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia. I praise God for those opportunities, the people who have come to Christ and Christians who may have been blessed by my messages. The people are wonderful, the staff has been super, and I will be eternally grateful for the kindness and love of Pastor Johnny Hunt. I thank God for him and love him dearly.

It’s time for me to move on and minister to more pastors, churches, schools and conferences.

Janet and I have joined First Baptist Church, Atlanta. Charles Stanley and I have been friends for over 30 years. I nominated him for president of the Southern Baptist Convention. After I preached the Convention message “A Baptist and His Bible,” Dr. Stanley told me the Lord had spoken to him that I would be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Scared me to death, but he was right.

Rodney Brooks, Minister of Music at FBC, Atlanta, served with me for 19 years in Jacksonville.

I will be doing some preaching there and be involved in other ministry opportunities. I covet your prayers in this new phase of my fourth quarter ministry.

I am so thankful the Lord has opened so many doors for my ministry. You may continue to send your invitations to Ruth Blakney, Dr. Hunt’s assistant. Or, you may send them directly to her daughter, Missy Rhodes, through my website contact section. 

Thank you for your continued prayers for my ministry. I’m in the fourth quarter and am happy to report I have already won the game and I’m just running up the score!