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R. L. Vaughn

Brother Vaughn was born & raised in Rusk County and has lived there all of his life. He grew up in the Oak Flat community attending the Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church. He attended Laneville and Henderson schools, and graduated from Henderson High School in May, 1976. In June 1978 he married Kimberly Hunt. Sister Vaughn has deep Rusk County roots, but was raised mostly in Brazoria County, Texas. The Vaughns have two adult children and two grandchildren.

Brother Vaughn professed Christ and was baptized at Shawnee Village Baptist Church in Henderson in June 1976 by Elder Louis Asher. He was licensed and ordained by Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Flat in 1981 and 1983, respectively. His first pastorate was at Old Prospect from 1983-1989. Other pastorates include Prairie Grove, Diboll; Smyrna, Oak Flat; and Mitchell Street, Nacogdoches. He returned to Old Prospect the second time in 2008. He maintains and writes for the Seeking the Old Paths blog.

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