Dr. Corey Abney is a native of Dayton, Ohio. Prior to being called as Senior Pastor of FMBZ he served as Teaching Pastor at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to Highview Baptist Dr. Abney served as pastor of two churches in the Louisville area. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Cedarville University, and a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. Dr. Abney has served the Kentucky Baptist Convention as a member of the Executive Board and as a past president of the Pastors’ Conference. He currently serves the Southern Baptist Convention as a trustee of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California. Dr. Abney is also a contributor to Mounce’s Complete Expository Directory of Old and New Testament Words (Zondervan, 2006). Dr. Abney and wife, Christina, have four children: Caroline, Cameron, Catherine and Corey, Jr.
“I am humbled by the opportunity to follow Dr. Tim Alexander in leading the people of Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion,” Dr. Abney said in a statement. “His legacy of faithful pastoral leadership and vision has positioned the church to reach Northern Kentucky and the world in an unprecedented way. I look forward to being a part of what God is doing at FBMZ.”
On March 11 Dr. Alexander transfered pastoral responsibility during Dr. Abney’s installation in a Looking Back…Reaching Forward service. Dr. Abney's preaching ministry at FBMZ began on March 18, 2012.
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