Our Pastor

Bio of Pastor Joe W. Hodges Jr.

Reverend Joe W. Hodges Jr. has been preaching since his early adulthood and has been in pastoral ministry since May 2007.  He has served as Chaplain of the Yazoo County Correctional Facility in Yazoo City, MS. He presently serves as the senior pastor of Mt. Zion Heathman M.B. Church in Indianola, MS. (10 YEARS) and Paxton Grove M.B. Church in Inverness, MS (13 YEARS). He is a member of the Sunflower County Baptist Association MS, General Missionary Baptist State Convention of MS, INC. and The National Baptist Convention, USA, INC.

Pastor Hodges resides in Indianola, MS. He and his wife, Kimberly, have been married since 2010 and are the proud parents of 5 children.

An effective communicator of God's Word, Pastor Joe Hodges Jr. is widely known for his practical and dynamic teaching style which helps people to apply the timeless truths of Scripture to their everyday lives.

Church History

Mt. Zion Heathman