- Jun 30, 2026
- 9
- 9
- 56
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Faith
- Baptist
- Marital Status
- Divorced
Grace and peace to each of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
My name is Rev. Von Hanshaw, and I am grateful for the opportunity to join this community of believers. I have served the Lord for more than forty years as an ordained Independent Free Will Baptist minister—pastoring churches, preaching revivals, teaching doctrine, and working in prison ministry throughout Kentucky. The Lord has also allowed me to write extensively, authoring over one hundred books on theology, Christian doctrine, Appalachian heritage, and pastoral training.
A few years ago, I retired from active pastoral ministry due to advanced FSHD muscular dystrophy, a condition I have lived with since my youth. Though my physical strength has declined, the Lord has been faithful to redirect my calling rather than diminish it. Today my ministry continues through writing, mentoring, teaching, and online fellowship. What I can no longer do physically, God has allowed me to do spiritually through encouragement, doctrine, and the written word.
I come here to fellowship with other believers, discuss Scripture, learn from the Body of Christ, and contribute wherever the Lord opens the door. My heart is especially drawn to holiness preaching, revival history, Baptist doctrine, and practical pastoral theology.
If I can be a blessing to you—through prayer, teaching, or encouragement—I am honored to do so.
In Christ’s service,
Rev. Von Hanshaw
My name is Rev. Von Hanshaw, and I am grateful for the opportunity to join this community of believers. I have served the Lord for more than forty years as an ordained Independent Free Will Baptist minister—pastoring churches, preaching revivals, teaching doctrine, and working in prison ministry throughout Kentucky. The Lord has also allowed me to write extensively, authoring over one hundred books on theology, Christian doctrine, Appalachian heritage, and pastoral training.
A few years ago, I retired from active pastoral ministry due to advanced FSHD muscular dystrophy, a condition I have lived with since my youth. Though my physical strength has declined, the Lord has been faithful to redirect my calling rather than diminish it. Today my ministry continues through writing, mentoring, teaching, and online fellowship. What I can no longer do physically, God has allowed me to do spiritually through encouragement, doctrine, and the written word.
I come here to fellowship with other believers, discuss Scripture, learn from the Body of Christ, and contribute wherever the Lord opens the door. My heart is especially drawn to holiness preaching, revival history, Baptist doctrine, and practical pastoral theology.
If I can be a blessing to you—through prayer, teaching, or encouragement—I am honored to do so.
In Christ’s service,
Rev. Von Hanshaw
