Jimmy Meeks

Jimmy Meeks

Jimmy Meeks has been a police officer for over 34 years, and a minister for 41. He has served as a hostage negotiator, field training officer, school resource officer, detective, supervisor, and crime prevention officer. He has accumulated over 4500 hours of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) training. He has also been a certified crime prevention specialist. He was pastor of a church in the Ft. Worth area for over 11 years, while also serving as a police officer. Jimmy has a B.A. in Religion from Oklahoma Baptist University and a Certificate of Ministry from Emmaus Road Ministry School. He has conducted over 100 church safety seminars since 2009, at which over a thousand churches have attended. Jimmy speaks on the subject of scriptural justification for safety practices at church. It has been said of his presentation, "...there has never been a stronger call to action..." Jimmy and his wife of 35 years, Julie, were married at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield, Texas, the sight of the June 22, 1980, shooting that killed five - and injured 10.