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
Administration and Missions Ministries. 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 2
adult children: Dustin, who is a United States Marine married to Melinda
with granddaughter Emma; and a daughter, Lauren. Kerry has served at
Trinity since May, 2006.
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Mark
Owens serves as the Associate Pastor/ Student Ministries.
Mark 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 married Emerale in December 1996 and worked
for a large hospital in Central Louisiana for five years. Following
God’s call Mark attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Fort Worth, Texas and graduated in 2003. Mark and Emerale currently have
three daughters Abby, Maddie and Olivia.
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Johnny Lane serves as the Associate Pastor /Education and
Assimilation. He is a life-long resident of the Memphis and Millington Tennessee
area. He married his high-school sweetheart Kim in 1986. They have two
sons, Josh and Adam, and one daughter, Hope. Johnny surrendered to
full-time ministry in July of 2000, and has served full-time on staff at Crosspointe Baptist Church since June of 2001 as the Associate Pastor of
Assimilation, Discipleship, Outreach, Christian Counseling and
Education. He holds a degree in Biblical Studies from Andersonville
Theological Seminary. Johnny and Kim's passion is reaching people for
Christ and growing the Kingdom of God through the Sunday school ministry
of the local church.
Mrs. Kathy Williams serves as the Director of Children’s Ministry.
She and her husband James have been married for 22 years and have 4 children- Molly, Emily, Jackson and Cooper. They moved to Ocala from Orlando in
1995. Kathy graduated from Edgewater High School and attended Seminole Community College. Kathy has been in Children’s Ministry for 25 years. She
began serving as Assistant Director of Killarney Klubhouse in Winter Park, Florida when she was still in high school and she served as Nursery
Coordinator/Children’s Director at a church in Ocala before coming to Trinity. Kathy’s passion is to not only raise up the next generation of
Christ-followers but also to partner with parents as they raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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Andy Newsome came as our Associate Pastor of Music & Worship in
December, 2011. Andy was born and raised in Easley, SC. He obtained his
Bachelor of Music Education degree from Anderson University and his
Master of Church Music degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary. Andy surrendered to God’s call to music & worship ministry in
2002 before completing college. Prior to coming to Trinity, Andy has
served churches in SC, NC, and GA. Andy and his wife, Michelle, have 2
children, James and Samantha. His passion is to lead others to encounter
God in worship through biblical, culturally relevant worship
experiences.