James C. Douglas

Pastor James C. Douglas, 96, originally from Akron, OH, left his earthly home in Upper Arlington, OH to meet his Savior face-to-face for the first time on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 11:21am. He was surrounded in his last days by family, friends, and care-givers. His pastor, Bryan Dahlke, asked him on Sunday evening if he was ready to meet Jesus and he replied with a hardy "yah".

At the age of 12, Jim was the marbles champion at Fairlawn Elementary School. He accepted Christ as his savior at the age of 15, graduated from Buchtel High School in Akron, OH and graduated from college in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the School of Religion at Bob Jones University. He has been the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Atwater in Atwater, OH, an associate pastor of Columbus Baptist Temple in Columbus, OH as well as the pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Sciotoville, OH. Finally, he was the founding pastor of Capitol City Baptist Church in Columbus, OH where he remained pastor for 21 years and then retired becoming Pastor Emeritus.

Throughout his lifetime, he was known for singing hymns out loud and delivering the gospel to anyone who wanted to listen, (and even to those who didn't). By God's grace, he reached as many people as he could with a gospel tract or by just starting a conversation with "did you know Jesus loves you and He died for you so that you could spend eternity with Him?". His ministry for his Savior was his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents Helen (Hogan) and Clady Jewett Douglas. His brother Glen Hogan Douglas; sister, Lois Virginia (Douglas) Davis, Faye Elizabeth Hill (Douglas); wife, Dorothy Dare (Robertson) Douglas; brother, Hoyt Dean Douglas; 2nd wife June Luellen (Hollowell) Douglas.

Pastor Douglas was survived by his daughter Susan Douglas Fultz; grandson James Paul Hadinger; granddaughters Shannon Suzanne (Hadinger) Copley and Jessica Dare (Fultz) Kazee; great-grandson Gary Nathan Hadinger; great-granddaughters Kaylee Ann (Hadinger) Elswick, Addison Marie Hadinger and Lily Beth Arthur. Sister-in-Law Valene Douglas and many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces & nephews.