Larry L. Lewis

Larry L. Lewis is the national facilitator for denominations with Mission America, a coalition of more than
400 denominational and parachurch ministries committed to support and participate in the vision of Lighthouse
Movement/911 Remembrance.. The Lighthouse Movement involves challenging Christians to become a lighthouse in
their neighborhood by praying for, caring for, and ultimately sharing Christ with their neighbors. The 911
Remembrance vision involves a witness initiative booklet called Fallen but not Forgotten, a story of hope and joy
from the ashes of despair on September 11, 2001.
Dr. Lewis was born at Mexico and education at Hannibal-Lagrange College, Hannibal, Mo., 1954, A.A.; University of Missouri. Columbia, Mo., 1956, B.A.; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Tex., 1960, M. Div., M.R.E.; Luther Rice Seminary, Jacksonville, Fla., 1978, D. Min.; Hannibal-La6range, Hannibal. Mo. 1987. D.D.
Larry is married to the former Betty Jo Cockerel and they have two daughters, Janet and Christy, and one son, Mark.
Larry service for Christ includes the following:
Assoc. Pastor/Min. of Ed-Youth, College St. Bapt. Church, Springfield, Mo., 1960
Assoc. Pas+or/Min. of Ed-Youth, Tri-Village Bapt. Ch., Columbus, Oh., 1961-62
Pastor, Parsons Baptist Church, Columbus, Ohio, 1961-66
Pastor, Delaware Valley Baptist Church, Willingboro, N.J. 1966-71
Director of Religious Education, Baptist Con. of Penn/Sou+h Jersey, 1971-74
Pastor, Tower (&rove Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1974-81
President, Hannibal-LaGrange College, Hannibal, Mo., 1981-87
President, Home Mission Board, SBC, Atlanta, 6a., 1987-96
Mission America, National Facilitator for Denominational Ministries, 1997 to present
Interim Pastor, First Southern Baptist Church, San Diego April, 2000-Oct. 2001
He has served the Served in the Southern Baptist Convention on the Education Commission; Resolutions Committee; and as Vice President, Pastor's Conference. Also, he has served as President of Pastor's Conference, Missouri Baptist Convention, 1979; Adjunct Professor, Hannibal-Lagrange College; Board of Trustees, 1975-81; Founder/President, Tower Grove Christian School, St. Louis, Mo., 1978-81; Baptist Convention Penn/South Jersey: Exec. Bd.; Chairman of Search Cornmittee, Exec. Dir.; Mission America Facilitation Committee, 1995 to present; and, Advisory Council of National Prayer Committee, 1999 to present.
Dr. Lewis has written the following books: The Bus Ministry (1971); Outreach with Church Buses (contributor, 1972); Organize to Evangelize (1980 &1988); What the Bible Teaches about Abortion, a pamphlet (1991); Church Planter's Handbook (1992); Editor of Proclaiming the Pro-Life Message 1997).
His honors include: Listed in: Who's Who in the Mid-West: Who's Who in Pennsylvania, and Whos Who in Religion' Alumnus of the Year. Luther Rice Seminary, 1988; Distinguished Service Award, Christian Life Commission, 1989; Jack Redford Church Extension Award, 1997; Distinguished Alumnus, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1997; Distinguished Service Award, School of Religious Education, SWBTS, 1997.

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