Background
Cline, James Ralph was born on May 18, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Cline, James Ralph was born on May 18, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Bachelor, Samford U., 1952; BTh, Southeastern Bible College, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1958.
Pastor, Mount Signal Baptist Church, Sterrett, Alabama, 1952-1955; pastor, Mill Creek Baptist Church, Salem, Indiana, 1955-1956; pastor, Rock Haven Baptist Church, Brandenburg, Kentucky, 1956-1957; pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1957-1959; pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Bessemer, Alabama, 1959-1962; pastor, Smith's (Alabama) Station Baptist Church, 1962-1965; pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Pinson, Alabama, 1965-1975; associate pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Sylacauga, Alabama, 1975-1987; pastor, Calvary Heights Baptist Church, Alexander City, Alabama, since 1987. President Tallapoosa Christian Crisis Center, Alexander City, since 1988.
Served with United States Navy, 1946-1949. Member Civitans (chaplain Alexander City chapter since 1988).
Son of James Ralph Senior and Minnie Pauline (Graves) C.;m. Bobbie Jean Walker, May 21, 1951. Children: James Ralph III, Paula Jeanne Cline Clements, David Thomas.