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As the author of more than 20 books and countless<br />
newspaper columns, Walter Albritton has been a beloved<br />
minister serving several churches for more 70 years.<br />
After helping many with his book, Struggling with Grief,<br />
Finding Peace, after his wife, Dean B. Albritton, died in<br />
2020, the minister updated the book. After losing a loved<br />
one, Thanksgiving and Christmas can be difficult. Walter<br />
offers suggestions for the upcoming holiday season for<br />
those who have lost a loved one.<br />
A native of Wetumpka where he finished high school,<br />
Walter is a graduate of Auburn University and received a<br />
Master’s Degree at Emory University. He completed the<br />
first half of his theological studies at Vanderbilt University.<br />
In June 1989, Albritton was appointed pastor at Trinity<br />
United Methodist Church in Opelika. While he was pastor,<br />
the church experienced tremendous growth and outreach<br />
to the community. He retired in 2002.<br />
Currently, in his 72nd year of ministry, Walter serves at<br />
Saint James Church (Global Methodist) in Montgomery<br />
and is co-pastor of New Walk of Life Church in<br />
Montgomery, an African-American congregation.<br />
Walter and Dean were blessed with five sons, 12 grandchildren,<br />
17 great grandchildren, and two great, great<br />
grandchildren. Their great-grandson, born this past July,<br />
was named Dean Henry Albritton, which brought great<br />
joy to Walter when he held a great-grandson named after<br />
his wife.<br />
Walter lives in a cabin near where he grew up. While<br />
the pastor says he loves the Lord Jesus, his family, anything<br />
Auburn, fried chicken and watermelon, his passion<br />
is sharing the good news of Jesus. The 91-year-old also has<br />
a passion for helping others.<br />
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