Background
Kearns, Jacques Merlin was born on July 18, 1930 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Rhett Goode and Susan Elizabeth (Crabtree) Kearns.
Kearns, Jacques Merlin was born on July 18, 1930 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Rhett Goode and Susan Elizabeth (Crabtree) Kearns.
Master Sacred Music, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, 1956. Bachelor of Music, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1954.
Minister music and youth, First Baptist Church, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1956-1959; minister music and youth, Alta Woods Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi, 1959-1965; minister music and youth, First Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, 1965-1984; minister music and youth, First Baptist Church, Sylvania, Georgia, since 1984.
Member American Guild English Handbell Ringers Inc. (national treasurer 1983-1987, president-elect since 1991), Rotary.
Married Jean Hennesy, August 25, 1950. Children: Martin Edward, David Alan, Robert Jacques.