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Hello!! I am Dr. Melvin Payne and I serve as Pastor of Westside Baptist Church. I was saved at the age of 20 after having been a church member for 7 years. I was married to the late Dot Turner Payne, who passed on to heaven in 1998. I have been active in the music ministry since my teen years. Later after salvation and marriage I continued to serve God in the music ministry as pianist, organist, and music director. I was also active in youth ministry. Called to preach at the age of 36, I immediately went into full time ministry as minister of music and youth at Mills Chapel Baptist Church in Newnan, Ga. Later I served as interim pastor at Rock Springs Baptist and Hope Memorial Baptist both in Coweta County, Georgia. I am now remarried to the former Mildred Watson. Her husband , who was the pastor of Mills Chapel Baptist Church, passed away one year before my wife Dot passed, and God has put us together to continue in His work. --------------------- Dr. Melvin Payne is a graduate of Emmanuel Baptist College with an Associate in Bible. He also received his Bachelor of Ministry and Master of Ministry at Bethany Theological Seminary . His Doctoral studies were done at Great Commission Theological Seminary . where he received a Doctor of Theology Degree. He also has been awarded the two-year certificate in Bible Study from Moody Bible Institute. In September of 1979 he lead a small group of people in the starting of a church which later became known as Westside Baptist Church. Today the church has enjoyed tremendous growth, with an outreach both local and world wide through radio, television and missions.
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Westside Baptist Church 762 Smokey Road Newnan GA 30263 (770) 251-5333 mpayne@wsbnewnan.org