Mickey Starling
reporter3@greenepublishing.com
After pastoring in Madison County for about 12 years, six of which were spent at Greenville Baptist Church, Jeff and Janet Bailey have taken their first position away from home. Bailey's first sermon as pastor of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, in Lewisport, Ky., was Sunday, Jan. 10. Janet will be teaching middle grades language arts at a nearby school.
Bailey has enjoyed his tenure as pastor of Greenville Baptist Church. "The folks in Greenville are awesome," said Bailey. "They love Jesus and the community, and they have loved our family. We will miss them."
Although Lewisport is a small town of 1,700 residents, it is bustling with a variety of industries that bring in 4,300 additional employees into the community during the work week. "There are a lot of opportunities for church growth here," observed Bailey, who preached a trial sermon for the congregation in December. "Once they offered us the job, a thousand things just lined up," said Bailey. "We knew this was a God thing."
Madison County residents will miss this family's dedication to serving others and making the community a better place. May God bless their new venture in every way.