Christian Men’s Fellowship of Parker County and Senator Phil King honored Rev. Curtis Jefferson with the Earl King Award at CMF’s monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 5.
Jefferson is the founding pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, which he led for 35 years until his retirement in 2022.
The Earl King Award is named for CMF’s founder. The award honors a Parker County man for exhibiting Christian leadership over a significant length of time.
Jefferson is the second recipient of the Earl King Award. CMF presented the first award to Sen. Phil King in 2021.
“Earl’s vision when he started CMF many years ago was that it would be a local group of men in business whose sole purpose was to encourage each other to spiritually lead their families, share the Gospel, and make our community a loving, caring place,” said CMF president Lin Bearden. “Curtis certainly exemplifies that ideal through his testimony in Weatherford and in the workplace.”
Jefferson was a bi-vocational pastor, working two full-time jobs until he retired from Chevron Pipeline in 2007. He has also preached at several other churches in Parker County and preached at The Potter’s House in Dallas, home of Pastor T.D. Jakes.
He has been very involved in the community, serving on the boards of the Parker Baptist Association, the Weatherford College Foundation, and Center of Hope, as well as coaching youth and little league football and basketball as well as a women’s softball team.
Rev. Jefferson was not able to attend Monday’s meeting, so his son, Doug Jefferson, accepted the award on his behalf.
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