Rev. Ray Hatton
What do you love most about First Baptist
What hobbies do you enjoy? Building model cathedrals, reading, surfing the Web, watching classic movies, collecting sacred art on eBay.
What is your favorite novel?
“A Prayer for Owen Meany” by John Irving
What is your favorite restaurant in
What is your favorite movie? “The Sound of Music,” “Field of Dreams,” “Star Wars: A
What are your favorite websites?
eBay, Google, Wikipedia, JibJab, YouTube, Rotten Tomatoes
The Fine Print
Rev. Ray D. Hatton became Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church of Memphis, Tennessee in 1986, after serving several churches in
Rev. Hatton is an accomplished pianist and organist, and served as accompanist for the Singing Men of Texas for fifteen years. He is also a composer, with choral and keyboard compositions published by several sacred music publishers.
Active in Baptist life, he has served as president of the Tennessee Baptist Church Music Conference and president of the Southwestern Seminary Music Alumni Association. He was Host when the Southern Baptist Church Music Conference met in
Ray is also involved in ecumenical ministry within the community. He has served on the Lenten Preaching Series Committee at
Rev. Hatton is married to Trudy Grant Hatton. They have two grown children; Grant (married to Kelly) and Holly (married to James), a grandson, Dylan and a granddaughter, Janie.
