Words of Wisdom: Elijah

Curtis Petrey

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts - University of Mississippi - 1977

Masters of Divinity with Honors - Memphis Theological Seminary - 1980

LAY MINISTRY

Director of Lay Witness Missions for the North Mississippi Conference of the UMC

PASTORATE

Pastored United Methodist Churches in the Mississippi Conference for 15 years.

Built Faith United Methodist Church in Southaven, Miss., and was honored at the 1981 Annual Conference as Top Pastor in Evangelism.

Established Trinity Church as a Non-Denominational Regional Church in Mississippi’s Golden Triangle in 1991.

Established Christ Church of Tuscaloosa in 1999.

Established Agape Fellowship in Columbus, Miss., in 1999.

Retired from pastoring and moved to Petrey, AL in 2000.

In his pastoral ministry Curtis has had 8 people to answer God’s call to full-time Christian service.

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Team member or Spiritual Director for over 40 Emmaus Walks

Introduced Millard Fuller and Habitat For Humanity to North Mississippi

Founder and First President of Lowndes County, Miss. Habitat For Humanity

Volunteer chaplain at Parchman Penitentiary and Golden Triangle Regional Hospital

Member of Board of Directors of American Family Association

President of Northeast Crenshaw Volunteer Fire Department

Former Mayor of Petrey, Alabama

MISSIONS

Led mission teams to the Philippines twice, Romania twice, Cuba once, and Israel once.

His wife Nancy joined Curtis on a mission to Romania and Israel in 1994 and 1996.

Ministered to missionaries in Thailand and China February, 2002.

BACKGROUND

Native of Petrey, Alabama

Graduated from Luverne High School in 1957.

Attended University of Alabama 1957-61.

Married the Nancy Williams of Luverne.

They have 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.