Shellsford welcomes Basinger as pastor

BASINGER

Joshua Benton Basinger will begin his tenure Nov. 2 as pastor of Shellsford Baptist Church. Basinger comes to McMinnville from Florence, Ky., with his wife, Carol Ann, and 10-month old daughter, Anna Elizabeth.

For the past several years, he has served Florence Baptist Church in various ministries including Youth Ministry, Music Ministry and Recreation, and since 2000 has been the College and Career Minister.

Basinger earned a bachelor’s degree from Thomas More College and will soon receive the Master of Divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., where he was recipient of a Presidential Scholarship in 2000-2001. He is a member of Kappa Delta Pi educational honor society. His other interests include various sports, reading and spending time with family.