Thomas Lee Leatherwood

Background

Leatherwood, Thomas Lee was born on July 24, 1929 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Thomas Lee and Lola Mae (Palmer) Leatherwood.

Education

B.Div., Arlington Baptist College, Texas, 1950; postgraduate, Ashland College, Ohio, 1954-1962; DDiv (honorary), Bible Baptist Seminary, 1974.

Career

Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Fort Scott, Kansas, 1950-1952; pastor, Mansfield (Ohio) Baptist Temple, 1952-1977; consultant, Bell Oaks Company, Atlanta, 1977-1986; pastor, Johnson Doctor Baptist Church, Athens, Georgia, 1983-1986; pastor, Suwanee First Baptist Church, Georgia, 1986-1989; pastor, Lower Hightower Baptist Church, Hiawassee, Georgia, 1989-1991; evangelism and interim work, Murphy, North Carolina, since 1991. Committee member World Baptist Fellowship missions committee, Arlington, Texas, 1957-1974.

Achievements

• Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1950. Certified personnel consultant.

Politics

Government is ordained by God to reward good and to punish evil.

Views

The strongest feature of Baptism is that ordinary people play a major role in the running of the Church.

Membership

Member Gwinnett Baptist Association (Executive Board 1987-1989).

Interests

• Avocations: flying, fishing.

Connections

Married Joan Yvonne Ownbey, March 6, 1952. Children: LoriLynn McClure, Thomas Lee.

Father:

Thomas Lee Leatherwood

Mother:

Lola Mae (Palmer) Leatherwood

Spouse:

Joan Yvonne Ownbey

child:

Thomas Lee Leatherwood

child:

LoriLynn McClure Leatherwood