PASTOR JERRY CRISP
Jerry Crisp was born April 8, 1953 to Ivy Lee and Doretha Crisp in Vildo, TN. He is the 5th of 11 children. He grew up and attended school in the Vildo and Reuben Community. He later attended Allen White High School until 1970. He graduated from Bolivar Central High in 1971. His class was the first graduating class of an integrated Bolivar Central High. After high school, he begin working for the state of TN, at Western Mental Health Institute. He worked at Timber Springs with the youth residents and he worked at Nat T. Winston with the mentally challenged until it closed. After Nat T. Winston closed, he began employment at Arlington Developmental Services where he retired in 2002 to become full time pastor.He grew up attending Johnson Chapel CME Church in Vildo where he received his calling to preach. He later joined Smith Chapel Baptist Church and became pastor of Union Hill MB Church in 1983. He graduated from the American Baptist College. He is President of the The Hardeman County Baptist Association and a member of the Hardeman County School Board. He has always been an advocate for children.He married his high school sweetheart Patricia Woods Crisp in 1973. They have 2 children, Cedric and Candace and 4 grandchildren, Louis, Christian, Caitlyn and Chasmine.