NEW ORLEANS – Greenville native Christopher A. Mills received a master of divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on Dec. 17.

Mills, a state missionary with the Alabama Baptist Convention, is the son of Charlene Clark of Greenville and the late Hiram Mills.

One of the world’s largest accredited seminaries, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary offers associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees in biblical studies, theology, pastoral ministry, church history, Christian education, counseling and music. The seminary is owned and supported by the Southern Baptist Convention.

Mills’s home church is First Baptist Church of Montgomery. He holds the Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism/public relations from Troy University.