G. Lindsey Davis

Davis was born in Durham, North Carolina. He married Jennifer Mink of Pineville, Kentucky on 20 May 1972. They have two adult children: Laura Ellen Davis Miller, an elementary school teacher in Lexington, Kentucky, and John Lindsey Davis, who works and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Davis earned a B.A. from Union College (Kentucky) (1970), M.S. from the University of Kentucky (1972), M.Div. from Lexington Theological Seminary (1980).^[1] He was ordained deacon in 1978 and elder in 1981. He has received a D.D. from Kentucky Wesleyan College (1996) and Union College (1999).

Prior to entering the ordained ministry, Mr. Davis was the Assistant Director, Office of Educational Development at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine (1972–75). He also served as the Director, Office of Educational Development at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences (1975–77). He then was a Consultant with the Department of Family Medicine and Pediatrics (1977–78) of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

Upon entering the ordained ministry of the U.M. Church (Kentucky Annual Conference), Rev. Davis served as Associate Pastor, First U.M.C., Lexington, KY (1978–81), Pastor of the Mayo Memorial U.M.C., Paintsville, Kentucky (1981–85), and Senior Pastor, St. Luke U.M.C., Lexington, KY (1985–94). He then was appointed Superintendent of the Lexington District, Kentucky Annual Conference (1994–96). He was a delegate to Jurisdictional and General Conferences in 1992 and 1996. He also co-chaired the Uniting Transition Team for the Louisville Area, U.M. Church in 1996.