Minister

1 Timothy 5:17-18 ESV - "17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages.""

• Gary Davenport

I was born in Louisville, Kentucky but spent most of my life in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I met my wife, Terry, while a student at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. We married on July 2, 1971 and have three children, Tonia, Eric, and Gregory.

Tonia (May, 1999) and Eric (May, 2000) graduated from Harding.

Terry was born in Waco, Texas and spent most of her early years in Phoenix, Arizona, moving there when she was eight years old. She attended Lubbock Christian College for two years and went one year to David Lipscomb College, before transferring to M.T.S.U., in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where we met, married and both graduated in 1972.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Present Interim Ministry – November 1, 2023 to present: Farmerville church of Christ (Louisiana)

18-24 Month Interim Ministry Locations: September 8, 2013 to October 31, 2023 –

• Minister at the Sunset Avenue church of Christ in Madera, California
• Northwest church of Christ in Durant, Oklahoma
• Stafford church of Christ in the Houston area
• Cedar Grove church of Christ in Andalusia, Alabama
• Lassen Street church of Christ in Vallejo, California.