E. Frank Whitney
BORN: July 25, 1956 to John and Marie Whitney in Decatur, Illinois
Grew Up:
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 1957-1964
Quincy, Illinois 1964-1975
Graduated: Quincy Senior High II 1974
1st Pastorate: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Roodhouse, Il May 1974
Attended Oklahoma Baptist University 1975-1980
Pastored 5 rural Oklahoma Churches from 1975-1998
Moved to Missouri in 1998
Pastored 2 Churches in MO from 1998-2020
Retired from Union Hill Baptist Church of Holts Summit, MO in January 2023 after 16 years as Lead Pastor followed by 3 years as Associate Pastor.
Served as Interim Director of Missions for Concord Baptist Association 2001-2002
Served with Missouri Baptist Convention Nominating Committee for 3 terms Chairing the Committee for 1 term.
Served on the Executive Board for Missouri Baptist Association for 1 term ending in 2023.
Married to Shelly Whitney since 1982 with 3 Children Matt, Tamara and husband Dustin then Robert and wife Hannah and their 3 children Jaidyn(13), Toni(11) and Walker(8).
Served 4 Churches in Revitilazation since 2020 and many revivals and enrichment seminars.
Currently serving as lay leadership for LifePointe Church of Fulton, Mo a church we planted with LifePointe Church of Sedalia, MO serving as planting pastor in my retirement.
The richest blessing of my ministry is having mentored 43 men in following God’s call to full-time ministry. 23 of which are currently serving churches as pastor. I’ve been in ministry for 50 years.
My Life-verse is Romans 1:16; “FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION…”