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Carwile to speak at Campbellsville University's April 14 chapel service

by Ariel C. Emberton, staff writer/photographer, Office of University Communications

Campbellsville, KY (04/07/2021) — Dr. Joel Carwile, member of the Campbellsville University Board of Trustees and senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Athens, Ala., will speak at Campbellsville University's chapel service Wednesday, April 14 at 10 a.m.

Carwile has been in ministry for 32 years and has been at First Baptist Church since August 2015. He was baptized at eight years old and credits his mother with being an influence to accept Christ into his life.

He is a 1982 graduate of West Limestone High School. Carwile received his Bachelor of Science in Religion from Liberty University in 1998 and his Master of Theology degree from Campbellsville University in 2009. He also holds degrees from The Southern Theological Seminary and George Fox Evangelical Seminary.

Carwile served his first term as a member of the Campbellsville University Board of Trustees from 2012 to 2016. He is in his second four-year term which will end in 2021. He served as an associate trustee in 2017.

Carwile is married to Elizabeth Jo Ellen Mahan Carwile, and they have two children: Zeke and Dani.

All chapels are televised on WLCU (Comcast Cable channel 10 and digital channel 15), streamed on Campbellsville University's Facebook page and wlcutv.com and can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGOyyKyrGBpSx8-uXa4NRtw.

Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 13,500 students offering over 100 programs of study including Ph.D., master, baccalaureate, associate, pre-professional and certification programs. The website for complete information is www.campbellsville.edu.

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Dr. Joel Carwile speaks at Campbellsville University’s chapel service April 10, 2019. (Campbellsville University Photo by Emily Barth)

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Ariel C. Emberton, (270) 789-5324, acemberton@campbellsville.edu

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