Jerry D. Hill

I told you I was not prepared for the warmth of people’s hearts. By 1958 I was married and pastoring the First Baptist Church in Dierks, Ark. Became a bible student, spent lots of time in the book, only 1,200 people in town, did not take all that long to meet most of them. Boy oh, Boy-Pastoring in a small town will try your skills at handling gossip, hatred, prejudice and a few other skills I lacked. So I went into Evangelism. Became a Holy Ghost Revivalist, traveling the country, stirring up the Church. Good old fundamentalism in all its radical power, started a radio ministry on 25 radio stations and preached the Word all over the Eastern half of the USA. Criss crossed this country driving up a storm. Preached 360 days a year, sometimes 2-3 times a day. Loved it, for a while, ran dry-wife left me-doors closed-hit bottom spiritually,mentally and emotionally. Got tired of being down-got up-started over-in the world of business. It was kinder being an Entrepreneur than a Evangelist. Not as many preconceived expectations. So now I find myself  Ordained as a Baptist Minister, Licensed as an Assembly of God Evangelist, old time radio show producer,(several years with 25 stations daily) keeping up with the tapes was fun. What to do next. Where to go. Headed west in 1964. Divorced-looking for meaning of life-wound up in San Francisco. OH MY- A 28 year old in the middle of the hippie revolution. To see where it all met go to: http://www.all-american-network.com