Author: Smith, Jeff

Jeff S. Smith is an evangelist with the Woodmont church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Jeff has been preaching the gospel since 1991 and has a Master of Arts Degree in counseling. In addition to his stateside ministry, Jeff has labored in Canada, Eastern Europe and India. He operates the ElectronicGospel website. Jeff was born in 1969 and raised in Paden City, West Virginia, where he graduated from PCHS in 1987. He was baptized into Christ on January 14, 1988 by Harry Rice and began preaching later that year in the hills of West Virginia. Jeff cut his teeth in the pulpit by doing appointment preaching for churches in the hills and hollers of the Ohio Valley. Following his freshman year at Marshall University, Jeff moved to Florence, Alabama in 1989 to attend the University of North Alabama, where he majored in Public Relations and Radio-Television-Film. Jeff graduated magna cum laude in 1992 and worked as a reporter with WOWL-TV in Florence that year. He gained invaluable experience by preaching for the Ligon Springs church of Christ near Russellville in 1991-1992. On December 19, 1992, Jeff married the former Michele Walker of Green Hill, Ala. and the couple moved to Austin, Texas, where Jeff began working with the Wonsley Drive church of Christ in July 1993. He left Austin for Fort Worth in November 2000. Jeff is also the program director and coach of a special needs softball/baseball team. Jeff currently resides in Burleson, Texas with his wife, Michele, and children, Reagan and Walker.