Background
Douglas, Gary Kent was born on May 14, 1953 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States. Son of Kenneth Harold and Elizabeth Frances (Craven) Douglas.
Douglas, Gary Kent was born on May 14, 1953 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States. Son of Kenneth Harold and Elizabeth Frances (Craven) Douglas.
Bachelor, William Jewell College, 1975; Master of Divinity, Midwestern Baptist Theological, 1980.
Associate pastor youth, 1st Baptist Church, Grain Valley, Missouri, 1978-1980; chaplain, Bethany Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas, 1980; pastor, Lewis & Clark Baptist Church, Rushville, Missouri, 1983-1985; pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Paris, Missouri, since 1985.
Member Monroe Baptist Association (moderator 1987-1989, camp director since 1985, director evangelism since 1985), Associational Tri-Board (moderator 1989), Ministerial Alliance (president 1986-1989), Mark Twain Lake Ministries (vice president 1986-1989), Rotary (board directors since 1986, secretary 1987, president elect 1988, president 1989).
Married Deborah Kay Ireland, March 16, 1974. Children: Sandra Kristine, Joel Kent, Benjamin Kurtis, Matthew Kirby.