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14650 Old Stage Road 865-
Architect's drawing of new worship center
Dr. Jim Clayton, Senior Pastor
Jim joined the staff of Dixie Lee Baptist Church as Senior Pastor, in March, 1999,
after serving nine years as pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Knoxville. He was
born in 1951 in Jasper, Alabama, where he graduated from Walker High School. He received
an Associate in Science degree from Walker College, a Bachelor of Science degree
from Auburn University, a Master of Practical Divinity degree from Trinity Theological
Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Newburgh Theological Seminary. Jim
accepted the call to preach at age 18, and was ordained by the Westside Baptist Church,
Jasper, Alabama, in 1971. In thirty-