Ministry Team
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Phil Wade came as our Senior Pastor in December, 2004. Pastor Phil was
born in Knoxville, TN and was raised in Rome, GA. He obtained his
bachelor of arts in theology and his master’s degree in theology from
North Carolina School of Theology. Prior to coming to Trinity he served
as Senior Associate Pastor and Minister to Singles at Calvary Baptist
Church in St. Augustine, FL and Associate Pastor/Administration and
Minister to Students at Crosspointe Baptist Church in Millington, TN.
Before his call to serve in the local church he was a part of the music
evangelism group First Impression for 13 years. Phil, and his wife Keli,
have been married since 1981and have 2 children, Brian and Maridith.
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Kerry Tygrett serves as the Executive Pastor over Christian
Education and Administration. Kerry is originally from Kentucky and was
raised in Millington, Tennessee. After graduating from the University of
Memphis, Kerry spent the next twenty plus years in law enforcement as an
investigator before being called into the ministry in 2003. After
completing two ministerial internships at Crosspointe Baptist Church in
Millington, TN, Kerry began his seminary training at the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Kerry has been married to his wife Debbie for since
1984. They have a son, Dustin, who is a United States Marine, and they
have a daughter, Lauren, who is just married to Ryan Donohue in 2006.
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Kyle Grizzard serves as the Associate Pastor / Music
Ministries. Kyle and his wife Leah are both originally from Kissimmee,
FL. While serving in the music ministry at First Baptist Church
Kissimmee, Kyle was called to serve as a full-time minister of music. He
attended Palm Beach Atlantic University where he received his Bachelor
of Music degree in May 2003. While attending Palm Beach Atlantic, Kyle
was the part-time music minister at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church.
Upon graduation he attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Wake Forest, NC. Kyle received his Master of Church Music degree in
December of 2006. While in Seminary, Kyle served as part-time music
minister at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church for one year, and as full-time
music minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church for three years.Kyle and Leah have been married since May 2003. Together, they have served churches in Florida and in North Carolina. Currently, Kyle and Leah are the proud parents of their Jack Russell terrier, Buddy.
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Mark
Owens is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. He
attended Louisiana College where he met his wife Emerale, also a
graduate of Louisiana College. After college Mark worked for a large
hospital in Central Louisiana for five years. He attended Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated with a
Masters of Arts in Christian Ministry with a concentration in Student
Ministry. He has served churches in Texas, Tennessee and Louisiana.
Emerale and Mark have been married for 11 years and have two daughters
Abigail, Madeline and Olivia, born on Valentine's Day. Mark loves
hanging out with his family and teenagers and being out on a golf course
... not that he can play.
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Bob
Coram serves as Associate Pastor/Senior Adult Ministries.
Pastor Bob and his wife, Pat, are natives of Tampa, Florida, where they
met in high school. He attended Mars Hill University, the University of
Tampa, Southwestern University, and received his degree from
International Bible College.He began his ministry in 1955 at Old Fashioned Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida. Later, he served for 9 years as Associate Pastor/Minister of Education in Fernandina Beach. He served 19 1/2 years as Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Valrico. In the early 1990s he was the Director of Missions in North Georgia. His last senior pastorate was at Berea Baptist Church in Plant City, Florida.
Pastor Bob and his wife have been married 56 years, have three sons (all of whom are ministers), and three daughters (all serving the Lord), and 13 grandchildren.
Mrs.
Martha Murray serves as our Director of
Preschool/Children's Ministries. Mrs. Martha is a native of Ocala,
Florida. She attended Central Florida Community College and has served
for several years in a variety of educational capacities. She has worked
for the Marion County School District and our very own Trinity WEE Care.
Martha brings a wealth of practical knowledge to our Children's
Ministry. She and her husband, Sean are the proud parents of two boys,
Josh and Ryan.