Meet Jim

After Walt Brown invited me to come to a practice, the second person I met was Jim Mayhugh. Jim has been a resident of this city for thirty-one years, after growing up in southern Ohio. His family played country and gospel music, with his grandmother (who played the accordion) at the center of their family band. His father, mother, several of his siblings and friends played and sang in the band. At times there were as many as thirteen. Jim was about ten years old when he began playing guitar and singing with them. He grew up believing every family met at grandma's house on Sundays after church to have lunch, and play music. Jim sings and plays guitar for HomeBound, but also plays mandolin and bass. He also writes some of the songs we play.

Raised in a Christian family, Jim has known Christ all his life. Baptized at thirteen, he feels he really came to know Jesus as his 'personal' Lord and Savior during an Emmaus walk in 1992. (Nearly all members of HomeBound have participated in an Emmaus Walk). Jim and all his family, Lisa, his wife of thirty-one years, their children; Whitney, Tyler and Baylee, are actively involved in both their church and the Emmaus community.

Jim is a recent retiree, now working to teach CPR and first aid and with another part time job. He is happy to have time to be an even bigger part of his children's lives. Daughter Whitney is a Registered Nurse, Son Tyler is in college, studying to be a teacher, while daughter Baylee is in Fifth grade and also wants to be a teacher.

Jim loves to play music and entertain folks. Involved in two projects for the Emmaus community... he and another fellow portray Laurel and Hardy in comedy skits and, with the aid of his 'bodyguards', he does a pretty convincing Elvis impersonation (in a comedic fashion). Jim enjoys working with wood in his work shop, fishing and hunting (especially enjoys deer hunting). Among Jim's goals are; to minister to others in music and to promote and help others to get involved in music, so they can experience the enjoyment and fulfillment he has for more than forty years... and in doing so, be a blessing to someone along the way.

I'm proud to introduce you to Jim Mayhugh.