September 16, 2024
Over the past few days, Kirk Baptist Church in Piperton, Tennessee, has had to post words they never wanted to post — that their pastor, Bobby Mullins, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, Sept. 4, and his wife, Wanda, died in the hospital the following day from her injuries.
But over the past few days, the congregation along with the family have also expressed other words, words they’ve heard the couple say in the past. On the latest Facebook post, person after person shared their memories of the Mullinses and their faith.
“I know when he passed thru heavens gate, in Brother Bobby’s own words: WELL GLORY!,” one poster wrote.
Bobby Mullins served in ministry for more than 40 years, much of that time spent as a senior pastor. Wanda Mullins, who worked as a health unit coordinator at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, played the piano and keyboard over the years at the churches where her husband served.
When Bobby Mullins was pastor of Central Baptist Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, he started a biweekly television broadcast called “In Times Like These.” He later started another television program, “A Fresh Start,” which is still airing today.
Just over a week ago, he posted on the YouTube page of “A Fresh Start” a two-minute clip from one of his sermons from 2008 called “Living Like You’re Dying.”
The cover photo for Kirk Baptist’s Facebook page — which was posted in 2022 — also asks the question, “If you died today, where would you spend eternity?” The photo used in the design is a photo of a car crash.
The Mullins family posted on Facebook on Sept. 5 asking everyone who read their update to “take a moment to evaluate where you are in your relationship with Jesus Christ.”
“This is not the time to be lukewarm in our faith. If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, we have multiple friends and pastor friends who would love to help you with that decision today. … Please don’t wait.”
