Rex
Yancey

Rex Yancey is a graduate of Blue Mountain College and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He holds the Bachelor of Art degree, the Master of Divinity degree, and the Doctor of Ministry Degree.

Rex has served on many committees and boards of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. He served as President of the convention in 1994-1995.

Rex retired from the full-time pastorate in 2014 when he gave his resignation at the First Baptist Church in Ripley MS, He served as interim pastor of two church before he accepted the pastorate of his home church in 2016.

Rex is a retired Southern Baptist Pastor. He retired in December 2019 from Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. He is now available for pulpit supply, revivals and short interim pastorates.

Rex has written two books: Jerked Up and Called, subtitled, Memoirs of a Mississippi Baptist Minister, and Hot off the Press, subtitled, Post Katrina Thoughts.

Rex is married to Ellon and they have two grown children and grandchildren.