John Thweatt is a child of God seeking to introduce other people to his Father. He is a husband to Kim and a father to Hannah, Hope, Hollie, and Kimberly Joy. He has served as pastor of three churches and has been teaching/preaching in the local church for over 20 years and is currently the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Pell City, AL.
John graduated from Boaz High School, Boaz, AL and then received a BS in Education from Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL.
He received a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX and a Doctor of Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA.
His main gifts lie in preaching and teaching and he is committed to teaching through the Bible book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, and word by word.
When he is not with his family or working John enjoys running (he tries to complete a marathon or a half marathon every year) and an occasional round of golf.
Jan 26-Jan 30
I’ll be taking a break from blogging this week. Just got back from Kenya last night, have to go to SC for Kim’s grandmother’s funeral, and I’m looking foward to the Men’s Weekend at Crosspoint this weekend. I think 20 men from FBC have signed up, but we still have tickets–please come by the office and get a ticket.
I will leave you with a few funny statements from Kenya:
I knew it was going to be one of those weeks when one of our own Pell City educated young ladies asked me, “Pastor John, does the sun still rise in the east and set in the west over here?”
On Tuesday morning one of our nurses said, “I know I’m tired, I just said good moring to a goat!”
And finally on the ride over to the clinic on Tuesday, right after the good moring to the goat statement, one of our ladies called out to a group of children what she thought was “God bless you.” The word for God is Mungu, but she used the word the children call when they see us–Mazongu which is “white man.” I looked at her and said, “You just said, “White man bless you!”
I wonder what those children must have thought!
Have a great week and please pray for me tomorrow as I preach the funeral and for Kim as she sings. See you Sunday!
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