Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com
Jennings Missionary Baptist Church has been blessed to receive Jacob Pitts as their interim pastor. Pitts, a Madison and Lovett native and Aucilla Christian Academy alum, has been in the ministry since his college days. Pitts received his degree from North Florida Community College in 2016, after which he graduated from Saint Leo University with a degree in theology. As he entered the ministry, he first started as a helper for his local small group, and soon became a youth leader, where Pitts said “it snowballed from there.” He preached and taught at Melody Christian Church, in Live Oak, Fla., before ending his time there at the end of this past school year to pursue ministry full time.
Now, the Baptist Association has sent him to Jennings to speak the word of God into the hearts of those in that area. “There are a lot of good people,” Pitts stated, “The big goal is to help the members of the church in their spiritual growth, rather than the numerical growth of the church itself.” He is excited for this next chapter in his life, and hopes to have an impact at Jennings Missionary Baptist Church. Pitts has his family by his side in this adventure, with his wife, Paige, and their two daughters, Claire and Annie.