L.R. Shelton, Jr.

L. R. Shelton, Jr. served the Lord for nearly 40 years. For many years his service was at the First Baptist Church of Algiers in New Orleans, LA. The Lord called him to establish Mt. Zion Bible Church in Litchfield, MN, in 1970. He served there for 8 years. In 1978, he founded Mt. Zion Bible Church in Pensacola, FL, where for 23 years the Lord blessed his endeavors as pastor of the local church and leader of a worldwide ministry. Pastor Shelton lived by faith in his loving God. He never asked for money but trusted God to provide what was needed to carry on Mt. Zion Ministries. This included printing and distributing worldwide tracts, booklets, and books through Mt. Zion Publications and Chapel Library. Through Mt. Zion Bible Institute, Christian correspondence courses were written and distributed worldwide. Mt. Zion Prison Ministry provided a prison outreach ministry nationwide. His constant desire was to give away as much good literature as he could. And he did. Thousands of souls worldwide were touched by this good and faithful servant and will continue to be touched through the years. Due to his deteriorating health, he retired as pastor in July 2002. R. L. Shelton was married for 60 years to Loraine Shelton and had three children, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pastor Shelton passed away in January of 2003.