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Born
in Nashville, TN in 1935.
Jim
Waldron graduated from Bellevue High
School in Davidson County in 1955. After attending David Lipscomb
and Lincoln Memorial Universities he attained a degree in History in
1961 followed by a Master’s degree from the University of Tennessee
in Agricultural Extension in 1971. In 1995 he was certified as an
EMT. In 1958 Waldron married Laura Gary of Oak Ridge, TN. They have
3 sons and 1 daughter, 9 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter.
Jim preached his first sermon for the Old Charlotte Road church in
Davidson County in 1955. He began preaching regularly at Five Points
in Hickman county in 1956. Subsequently he preached 1 1/2 years in
North Carolina, 15 years in Tennessee, and 3 years in Cincinnati,
Ohio, where he also served as an elder. For 10 years the Waldrons
lived and worked abroad in Pakistan (‘67-’70), Australia (‘71-’75)
and Hong Kong (‘79-’82). He has taught for extended times in schools
of preaching in Pakistan, Australia, Tennessee, India, Nepal and
Ukraine.
Jim has engaged in 11 public debates, 2 of these are in print; 1 on
the 1000 year reign and 1 on marriage and divorce. Two are available
on DVD; one on the question of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit;
and one on the question of the church aiding homeless children.
Waldron along with the help of many other preaching brethren has
been instrumental in setting up regular Bible training schools in
several countries including Pakistan (’68), Hong Kong (‘80), India
(’89), Ukraine (’92), and Nepal (’99). Since 1986 he has traveled to
Asia for 6—8 months a year to hold schools for faithful Christians
to train them to reach their own with the gospel of Jesus and His
kingdom. The rest of the time he spends in the states reporting to
congregations who assist in the work. Presently, by God’s grace and
with the kind help of many churches and individuals, he works with
40 schools of preaching in India, along with 2 special schools known
as the Coimbatore Bible Institute for Women and the Pudukottai Home
and Bible Institute for the Blind and the Deaf.
The Waldrons now make their home in Harriman, Tennessee, being
sponsored by the Main Street church, P.O. Box 1010, Crossville, TN
38557. Waldron publishes a monthly Newsletter and serves as editor
of Bulletin Briefs, which is published on the internet.
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