Ken Bevel

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Ken Bevel
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Bevel in 2014
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Kenneth Bevel

(1968-11-24) November 24, 1968 (age 55)
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
OccupationConnections & Local Missions Pastor
SpouseLauana Bevel
Children2
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Ken Bevel (left) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center 2009

Ken Bevel is a former American Marine Corps officer, pastor and actor who co-starred in the 2008 film Fireproof and the 2011 film Courageous . [1] He serves as the Connections & Local Missions Pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church, based in Albany, Georgia. [2] In Fireproof, Bevel portrays firefighter Michael Simmons, [3] [4] and portrays police officer Nathan Hayes in Courageous .

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References

  1. Genzlinger, Niel (September 27, 2008). "Putting Out House Fires, Reigniting Passions". The New York Times . Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  2. "Staff – Sherwood Baptist Church". November 2022. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  3. Foust, Michael (July 28, 2008). "'Fireproof' a Big League film". Baptist Press. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  4. Corliss, Richard (October 6, 2008). "What Would Jesus See: Fireproof or Religulous?". Time . Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2009.