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Homecoming Sunday at First Baptist Church
Dr. Furr, who was pastor at First Baptist Church for eight years (1986-1993), will preach Sunday's 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. At noon there will be a luncheon in the Furr's honor followed at 2 p.m. by a special service featuring guitar music and stories of the ministry from Gary. A pastor for over 28 years, Dr. Furr has served as pastor of Vestavia Hills Baptist Church since 1993. He served three other churches in Texas and Georgia before moving to Alabama. A native of North Carolina, he and Vicki have been married since 1973. They have three daughters. Dr. Furr has a B.A. in religion from Carson-Newman College, an M. Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in religion from Baylor University. He serves as an adjunct professor of reli- gion at Samford University and at Beeson Divinity School, and is called on often as a speaker in conferences and retreats in the areas of worship and spiritual formation and is also a published author. He co-edited and contributed to Ties That Bind: Life Together in the Baptist Vision and co-authored The Dialogue of Worship with Milburn Price. He was a contributor to and editor of the Library of Distinctive Sermons series. The past 10 years Gary has been a member of themusic group Shades Mountain Air who perform gospel, bluegrass and acoustic music in many venues. They have produced two CDs and Gary has recently released a solo CD of original music called "Permanent World of Pretend."
Vickie is self-employed as an interior decorator and is a popular Sunday School teacher and speaker at church. Gary and Vickie enjoy traveling together.
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