Arlington welcomes Dearman

A gospel meeting is scheduled Sept. 19 through 22 at Arlington Church of Christ, Faulkner Springs Rd., with Jim Dearman as guest speaker.

A covered dish meal will be served at noon Sunday following morning services at 10 and 11 a.m. Sunday evening services start at 6 and weekday services will begin at 7 p.m.
Dearman, a native of Smithville, is program director for the Gospel Broadcasting Network.

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in communications.

He also attended Memphis School of Preaching and earned his master’s degree from Alabama Christian School of Religion, now Southern Christian University.

He has preached for 30 years, serving as a located preacher in Alabama, Tennessee and Texas. He directed the Malaysia School of Preaching and, on returning from the mission field, taught at Memphis School of Preaching.

With a background in radio and television broadcasting, Dearman began the Sound Words radio program in 1976, which later expanded into the Truth for the Word media missions work.

The Dearman family consists of Jim, wife Janis, a college age son, two married daughters and nine grandchildren.