Wayside Baptist welcomes Dismuke as its new minister

Shane Dismuke stands in front of Wayside Baptist Church. Dismuke, 40, is the new minister at Wayside and spent his first Sunday in the Alexander City church on May 27. He and his family completed its move to town from Clifton, South Carolina, on June 4. (Cliff Williams / The Outlook)

Shane Dismuke is the new pastor of Wayside Baptist Church, located at 21 Wayside Circle in Alexander City.

Dismuke, 40, comes to Wayside from Clifton, South Carolina, where he was pastor at First Baptist Church. He has also pastored at Friendship Baptist Church in Pauline, South Carolina, and at First Baptist Church in Norco, La. He also spent some time on the staff of a church in Florida.