Rev. William Donald Crutcher

Rev. Dr. William Donald Crutcher, a native of Wilmore, KY, born on March 11, 1935 to Thomas Crutcher and Alice Warren Simpson Crutcher. He is predeceased by his parents, an infant sister, a brother Rev. James Crutcher, sister-in-law Addie Crutcher, niece Wanda Gooden, and nephew; Steven Crutcher, He matriculated thru the Jessamine school system; became a graduate of Kentucky State University with a B.S. Degree in Industrial Arts. He served in the ROTC and U.S. Army in Germany. He was a former Teacher in the Ohio and Fayette County School Systems. Rev. Crutcher excepted Christ at Davistown Baptist Church at a young age, later uniting with First Baptist, Nicholasville, KY March 29, 1963 he was called to the ministry and preached his trial sermon at First Baptist Church, Nicholasville, KY. This same year he went to serve as assistant pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Quincy, Florida. In 1964, he returned Kentucky to enter Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. On January 21, 1968, he graduated with a Master of Divinity Degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary . Four months prior to graduation, he was called to pastor his hometown church, Cedar Top Baptist in Wilmore, KY. He resigned after six years and three months of service. In November 1973 he became interim pastor o First Baptist Church, Danville, KY until the call to pastor came seven months later. On March 2, 1975, he preached his first sermon at Mt. Gilead as a supply minister after the death of Rev. R.L. Weathers and was called two Sundays later to serve as the10th Pastor. On May , 1975 he assumed his official pastoral duties. He was a retiree of the Kentucky Department of Human Resources. Rev. Crutcher is the father of Samantha Crooks. In 1970, he married Anna M. Hill, a science teacher in the Lexington School System (retiree) and they are the parents of three daughters, Dawn A. Afitilie and Bess A. Fender, deceased infant Samantha Crutcher. In 1976, Under his Pastorate, Mt. Gilead broke ground for the building a then $50,000 church annex housing a larger newly equipped kitchen, spacious dining room, choir room, new and refurnished pastor’s study, an indoor baptismal, tithes and offering boxes, upholstered pews/ bibles/hymnals/ office equipment,/church vans, microphone system. Later, a complete sanctuary renovation with removal of entire original 1800’s roof and sanctuary support posts. Services were held in church annex until completion of renovation. Through faith and prayer, great efforts of pastor and membership, all things were completed and paid for without church financial indepthness. Later efforts encompassed expanded evangelism and outreach ministry. Pastor Crutcher rendered ___ years of service, often returning to visit and preach.

Rev. William Donald Crutcher

March 11, 1935 - February 24, 2024

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March 11, 1935 - February 24, 2024

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