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Funeral Services (listen MP3) At Lexington Bethel Baptist Church May 20th, 2009 Opening Comments: Pastor Al Gormley & Kenneth White Congregational Hymns: Led by Pastor Carl Morton / Pastor Ronnie Wolfe, Pianist Song: "Look For Me At Jesus Feet" - Recording of Larry Robbins (listen MP3) Message: Pastor Raymond Offut Closing Congregation Hymn: "Jesus Paid It All" Gravesite at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens Speaker: Kenneth White Military Services Song: Some Golden Daybreak
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In Memory of Pastor James (Jim) Jeffries, 1940-2009 |
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In 1962 he was ordained a Deacon of Winton Place
Baptist |
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In 1971 the Lord moved him back
to Cincinnati there to take the call of Pastor to the Fincastle Baptist
Church in Fincastle, Ohio. In 1974 he accepted the call to be
Pastor/Missionary of Abounding
In 1975 Bro. Jeffries finished his Bachelor of Arts Degree, B.A., from Lexington Baptist College and a year later finished his Master of Arts Degree, M.A., from Morehead State University. In the same year of 1976 he resigned from Abounding Grace Baptist Church in Salt Lick, KY and assumed a full-time faculty position at the Lexington Baptist College and accepted the responsibilities of Bus Director at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church. |
Sermons by Pastor Jim Jeffries Christ Died for our Sins (listen) The Glory of our Savior (listen) Praying with Power (listen) more to come... |
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Between the years
from 1977 - 1979 he accumulated more education acquiring his Master
of Higher Education, |
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"A life spent unselfishly serving his savior; his unyielding dedication and love for God's people was far reaching and will be greatly missed. All Glory to God for those He reached through His servant, Pastor Jim Jeffries." |
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"Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." -Ps 118:28-29 |
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Originally from Glasgow, Kentucky to parents Delmar C. and Annie Jeffries,
he felt the call of the Lord early in his life. At the age of 11 his
family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and in Elmwood, Ohio was saved at the age
of 12, at Highland Ave. Baptist Church. At the age of 16 he helped
organize the
Church and one year later, in 1963, called by the Lord to preach His
Gospel under the new Pastor of Winton Place Baptist Church, Kelly Cambell.
Within the same year Brother Jeffries started a mission in New Baltimore,
Ohio with his father and stayed in the work there until 1966. In 1966 at
the age of 26, Bro. Jeffries enrolled at the Lexington Baptist College (LBC)
in Lexington, KY to study for the preaching ministry and joined Ashland
Avenue Baptist Church under Pastor and LBC chairman Clarence Walker. In
1967, he accepted the call to be pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church of
Winchester, KY. Also in the same year he was ordained to the Gospel
Ministry by his home church the Winton Place Baptist Church of Cincinnati,
Ohio. 
Grace
Baptist Church in Salt Lick, KY, where he served as a home missionary and
Pastor under
M.H.E., degree
from Morehead State University and his Master of Religious Education,
M.R.E, from Lexington Baptist College. In 1981 he was appointed
the Academic Dean of Lexington Baptist College and in the same year
received his Doctrine of Divinity, D.D. Bro. Jeffries stayed at Lexington
Baptist College as an Administrator and a Professor lecturing and guiding
future preachers and missionaries from all over the world for a total of
18 years until the year 1994. 
In 1994 he resigned from Lexington Baptist College and accepted the call
from Lexington Bethel Baptist Church of Lexington, KY, where he served
until he retired as Pastor Emeritus in January of 2007 due to poor health.
In June of the same year Bro. Jeffries lost his wife to a long illness
having been married for 46 years. On May 16th, 2009, Pastor Jeffries
was promoted to glory after a battle with Parkinson's disease. He is
now united with his Lord, wife and daughter in the eternity prepared for
him, that he preached for 45 years.