Cecil Wells (1996 – April 27, 1997)

Rev. Cecil M. Wells was born in Rosedale, Mississippi, on October 28, 1949, the son of Thurman Cecil and Elinor Glenn (nee Caffey) Wells. He married Genie Kathleen Caldwell on June 3, 1972, in Pontotoc, Mississippi; together they have six children: Kelly Kathleen, Marcy Michele, Morgan Robert, Clark Houston, Cecily Clare and Wallace Martin.

Rev. Wells graduated from Mississippi State University in 1971, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then went on to complete a Master of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary in 1987; during that time, he served Brandon Presbyterian Church (of Brandon, Mississippi) as Youth Director. He was ordained on February 18, 1986, by the Mississippi Valley Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of America, as Assistant Pastor of Pear Orchard PCA in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where he served until 1989. Following that, he served as a chaplain in Fort Worth, Texas, until 1991.

Rev. Wells was installed as Pastor of Hickory Withe Presbyterian Church in 1996, and served our congregation until 1997. Since that time, he has been without pastoral call. Rev. Wells now lives in Jackson, Mississippi.