Who is in your family?
Smith, Lorraine, Ella (college), Mary Laurel (11th), Lucy (4th), Battle (6 weeks – puppy).
What led you to Northminster?
After moving to Jackson following law school graduation, Smith (Episcopalian) and Lorraine (Southern Baptist) were looking for a new church to attend as a couple.
What has been your most meaningful involvement(s) at Northminster?
Service as a Deacon and on Pastor Search Committees (Smith), on the Youth Committee during the recent pastor search (Lorraine), at Children’s Bible Camp (Mary Laurel and Ella), and at Summer Service Day (Lucy).
What’s your family theme song?
We each love our own music too deeply to agree on one song, but there’s rarely a day without at least one Boykin singing.
What’s your favorite Bible story?
Joseph and his coat of many colors (Lucy), David and Goliath (Mary Laurel and Smith), Jesus visiting Martha and Mary (Ella), and Hannah’s faithfulness (Lorraine).
What are you looking for at the church potluck?
What did Kathryn Davis bring?
Who has been important to you in your time at Northminster?
Absolutely everyone, with Annette Hitt and Dabbs Massey as particularly consistent sources of love and support.
What’s your favorite Northminster story?
Top Five: 1st is a three-way tie between Boykin baby dedications; 4th is the time that we finally realized that sweet Katharine Martin’s no-good husband never once joined her in Mary Elizabeth Smith’s young couples’ Sunday School class nor sat with her in Church because… he was the Associate Pastor for Youth; 5th is the time that Smith apologized to Kelly Williams, Sr. for being slightly late to a Pastor Search Committee, claiming that he got lost in the Williams’ driveway.
