Ministry Team
Rev.
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.
Rev.
Kerry Tygrett serves as the Executive Pastor over Administration
and Children's 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 been married to his wife Debbie since
1984. They have a son, Dustin, who is a United States Marine. He is
married to Melinda. They
also have a daughter, Lauren, who lives in Ocala.
Rev.
Kyle Grizzard serves as the Associate Pastor / Worship
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 son, Kaden Edward.
Rev.
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.
Rev. 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.