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Dr JJ Northington will have a Family life center built in his honor because he was a pillar in the community. 

 J. J. Northington 1954-1998

J.J. Northington Family Life center

Pastor John Jacob Jasper Northington, son of the late Ruben and Mary Montgomery Northington, was born June 23, 1917 in Clarksville Tennessee.

On January 12, 1936 Pastor J. J. Northington was united in marriage to Miss Eddie Louise Hatcher and to this union one son was born, Joe Louis Northington and five grand children were born.

He received the Lord as his personal lord and savior, therefore became an air of salvation at an early age. He obeyed the great command of Jesus Christ and upon the confession of his faith was baptized at the first Baptist Church Clarksville Tennessee.

The Lord found favor in Pastor Northington and sent him to Elevated Missionary Baptist Church on the third Sunday in July, 1954.

Dr. J. J. Northington pastored elevated Baptist church for 44 years. His first sermon was March 1938 at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Earlington, Kentucky. A graduate of the American Baptist theological seminary, Fisk University, and Tennessee State University which are all located in Nashville, Tennessee, he retains degrees as Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of arts, Master of religious education, Doctorate of Divinity and numerous other associated degrees.

He was president of Hopkinsville College of the Bible in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He never stopped learning or teaching this was his life.

He was moderator of the Union District Association and the treasurer from 1957 through 1997.

As former moderator of the General Association of Baptist in Kentucky, he was a teacher of the Extension Simmons Bible college in Bowling Green, Kentucky and also for the national Baptist Sunday school Congress for numerous years.

He worked on the Simpson County election board for many years. He received numerous proclamations from mayors of Simpson County and other cities in Kentucky.

He was a Kentucky colonel and a 32nd Degree Mason.
Dr. J.J. Northington has so many accomplishments in his lifetime that we are unable to state them all. He inspired everyone that came into his presence. We were blessed to have known this man on his Christian pilgrimage. The groundbreaking ceremony for the JJ Northington family life Center was held in March 2006.