About Us
Jim and Anne Bevis live in the Cedars in Florence, Alabama. They have four married daughters and eleven wonderful grandchildren. Daughter Melody (Baker) lives in Colorado Springs, CO with her family. Daughter Robyn, with her family lives in Kalispell, Montana. Daughter Amy lives with her family in Braselton (Atlanta) Georgia. Daughter Holly lives with her daughter in Florence.
Jim and Anne returned to the Shoals in 1991 after a 31 year “tour of duty” in Texas, (Houston, Lubbock and San Angelo) Tennessee (Nashville) and Georgia. (Atlanta). Jim serves as President of CSR Ministries, an international Christian renewal ministry. In addition to being a minister, Jim is a professional meeting and conference planner. He and Anne have planned and executed some 90 national and international conferences ranging in size from 100 to 35,000. The Bevis’ have ministered in over thirty nations of the world including Russia, China, Lithuania, the Philippines, Siberia, Costa Rica, Nigeria and the Dominican Republic. Jim serves on the Executive Committee and Board of the North American Renewal Services. In addition, Jim serves as a member of the Christian Leadership Council of Remembrance of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem and the U.S. Advisory Board of the International Christian Embassy-Jerusalem. Jim and Anne have conducted renewal meetings and conferences across the nation and world.
Jim is a member of the Florence Rotary Club where he has served as a member of the Board of Directors. In addition, Jim has just completed a six year term on the Board of Directors of the Florence Lauderdale Tourism Bureau. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Kings Bible College in Nigeria. Jim is a member of the Religious Conference Management Association, the Christian Meetings and Conventions Association and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Jim has also served as a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee. In the Shoals, Jim and Anne have led seven major Christian conferences. Jim also works as a city catalyst in bringing the body of Christ together. In addition, Jim and Anne lead a new ministry called The Ministry of Encouragement focused primarily on encouraging pastors and ministers.
Anne Wagnon Bevis is a former recording artist with RCA records. Jim first “met” Anne on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1959. They married in 1960. Anne often sings and ministers with Jim.
Jim and Anne are members of Grace House, a non-denominational, evangelical church in Florence.
