Jim Faughn is a native of Metropolis, Illinois. After his high school graduation and receiving a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, he returned to Metropolis to teach at the high school from which he graduated. He was baptized into Christ during this time and subsequently began preaching on a part-time basis.
In 1978, he began his first full-time local work in Vienna, Illinois. While preaching there, he received a Master’s degree from what is now Amridge University. He has preached full-time for churches of Christ in Vienna, Illinois, Dexter, Missouri, and Paducah, Kentucky with the Central church of Christ. He retired from full-time preaching at the end of 2016, but continues to serve as one of the elders with the Central church of Christ as he has since 2003. Four four-and-one-half years, he served as the Director of Off-Campus Advancement for Freed-Hardeman University.
Jim is married to the former Donna Turner of Metropolis, Illinois. They have two children and five grandchildren. Their daughter, Amber Tatum, lives in Cookeville, Tennessee with her three children. Jim and Donna’s son, Adam, is married to the former Leah Moon. They and their two children live in Paducah, Kentucky. Since July of 2018, Adam has preached for the Central church of Christ in Paducah.
