First Baptist Church called Ken Alford as Interim Pastor in June 2022.. Alford is a native of Montgomery and a graduate of Troy State University. He earned both a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He began pastoral ministry in 1981, and he served churches in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia prior to his retirement from full-time ministry in August of 2020. He has served in denominational leadership positions such as a member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the North American Mission Board, and President of the Florida Baptist Convention. He also served as the President of the State Pastors’ Conferences in both Mississippi and Florida. He and his wife Cynthia live in Alabaster. They have two married children and three grandsons.
