Clayton E. Kinson, Sr. was born in Georgetown, South Carolina. He holds a high school diploma from Matthew W. Gilbert High School and an Air Condition & Refrigeration Certification from Florida State College at Jacksonville (formally Florida Community College of Jacksonville, Florida). He is a Refrigeration Mechanic at Porte Rica Maritime. He has been in the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) as a Longshoreman for over 35 years. He has served as a Chaplain and his current position is a Header. He is happily married to the former Cheryl Ferguson of Jacksonville, Florida for over 30 years. She labors by his side and helps him maintain a busy schedule. They work together tirelessly to save souls for the Lord.

Clayton E. Kinson, Sr. was added to the Body of Christ in 1977. He has served as Trustee, Deacon, Song Director, Teacher and Assistant Minister of the Gospel for over eight years under the leadership of Dr. Alfred Hooker at the Kings Road Church of Christ. In January 1990, he became the Minister of the Lem Turner Circle Church of Christ. The church is known as "The Wonderful Family of the Lem Turner Circle Church of Christ" by its love and home-like atmosphere. He doesn’t just preach the Gospel, he teaches the Gospel. He has a CD Ministry that reaches hundreds of people in many cities, states, and overseas. They are distributed throughout the Body of Christ. The Lord has blessed him to preach the Gospel in other states for Church Anniversaries, Gospel Meetings and Lectureships.

Elders

Clayton E. Kinson Sr. (wife, Cheryl)

Willie D. Brown (wife, Robin)

Richard Browne (wife, Robin)

Jessie Thomas III (wife, Dean)

Deacons

Lorenzo Cross (wife, Olivia)

Christopher Smith (wife, Barbara)