Valley Grove Baptist Church calls new Senior Pastor

Valley Grove Baptist Church, South Knoxville has called Dr. William H Sims III as its 28^th Senior Pastor. 

Pastor Sims first Sunday will be September 28. He has served as Senior Pastor for more than 26 years at churches in Tennessee, Ohio, Mississippi and Georgia. His last church was Byne Memorial Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia.

Pastor Sims is a native Tennessean. He grew up in Humboldt, Tennessee and has served as pastor at churches in Ashland City and Union City Tennessee. Pastor Sims educational background includes 3 academic degrees: Bachelor of Arts (Religion) from Union University, Master of Divinity from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Pastor Sims has served as a Trustee of the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home, was active in the State Convention, served in numerous responsibilities on the associational level, taught Pastoral Ministry Courses for Southern Seminary, New Orleans Seminary, and Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain MS, was an R. G. Lee Fellow for Union University, and authored articles for Lifeway in regard to Pastoral Ministry

The Sims family has already relocated to Seymour. Pastor Sims wife, Nancy is an elementary school teacher. The Sims have two children, Drew and Hannah.