Jeff Fleming on poverty
From Jubilee 2025; Tues. Night Service - Bro. Jeff Fleming; Bro. Jeremy Yokley - Part 3 · · Friendship Missionary Baptist Church - Red Bay, AL
“Anybody remember what peny is? I'm talking about extreme poverty.”
On , Jeff Fleming, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller at FIRST HORIZON CORP, spoke about poverty during Jubilee 2025; Tues. Night Service - Bro. Jeff Fleming; Bro. Jeremy Yokley - Part 3 on Friendship Missionary Baptist Church - Red Bay, AL.
About Jeff Fleming
Jeff Fleming, the former City Manager of Kingsport, Tennessee, has been active in local history and religious speaking. In a series of history walks and presentations in 2021 and 2023, Fleming discussed the development of Kingsport, describing it as a planned town with a downtown originally set aside to support 50,000 people. He recounted that the city's infrastructure built during World War II used substandard materials due to wartime shortages, requiring later replacement. Fleming noted that Kingsport was named one of the Wall Street Journal and realtor.com's top seven emerging markets, which he said reflected the benefits of earlier planning. He also spoke about the redevelopment of historic sites, such as the Holliston Mills building into a community gathering place and the use of recycled brick from Kingsport Press in a public art piece. In a 2025 religious service, Fleming spoke about his personal background, recalling growing up in poverty and expressing gratitude for his current circumstances. He stated that "God's been mighty good to me" and urged attendees to "give God everything you've got tonight," while acknowledging that people need money for utilities and other expenses. Fleming also referenced the concept of salvation being free, saying "salvation cost but it don't cost you," and discussed the blood of Christ as a purchasing blood for the church.