Pastor Talmadge J. Thomas, I , Senior Pastor
Personal Mission Statement
To build the Body of Christ, to preach and to teach the positive, life changing, time altering WORD of the Living God in a great place called Toledo and the world.
Family Background
Pastor Talmadge J. Thomas is the first of three sons born to Dr. Willis C. and Diane H. Thomas in Dayton, Ohio. He has two siblings, Minister Illya T. Thomas, J and Pastor Tegitra K. Thomas, of Monroe. He is married to Aronda M. (Robertson) Thomas and they share four children, David Benjamin, Talmadge J., II, Ausha Jade and Nia Gabrielle.
Education
Pastor Thomas is a product of the Indianapolis Public School System and a graduate of John Marshall High School. He attended Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia where he majored in Psychology and minored in Religious and Minority Studies. He received a B.S. degree in Psychology from Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas and has further studied at the University of Findlay and Wine Brenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, Ohio.
Ministerial Background
Pastor Thomas acknowledged and accepted the call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ on August 2, 1981 at the Unity Fellowship Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was licensed and ordained by the Unity Fellowship Church of Indianapolis, Indiana. He served as the pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church of El Dorado, Kansas (1990-1993), and the Antioch Baptist Church of Wichita, Kansas (1993-1999). Pastor Thomas was called to the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in December of 1999, where he serves the City of Zion, the Mt. Zion Church in Toledo, Ohio.
Present Affiliations
Pastor Thomas is a member of the following organizations:
• Full Gospel BCF International Ohio Baptist State Convention, Oversight of Prayer
Evangelism
• District Overseer of the Toledo District Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International
• National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
• Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International
Past Positions
• Vice President at large, OBSC
• Vice President, Congress of Christian Education, OBSC
• Praise and Worship Leader, OBSC
• Author of two books: Early Will I Seek Thee and Living In Faith Exceptionally
Other Affiliations
• Religious Affairs Coordinator, Toledo Branch NAACP
• Board of Directors, Toledo Urban League
• Writer, Midwest Urban Magazine
• Member of the Joint Committee, University of Toledo, Toledo Excel
Biography
Pastor Talmadge J. Thomas is an anointed Man of God who possesses the uncanny ability to proclaim the WORD with simplicity. He has made it his personal mission to build the Body of Christ, to preach and to teach the positive, life changing, time altering WORD of the Living God not just in a great place called Toledo, but also throughout the nations.
Pastor Thomas is a third generation pastor. He acknowledged and accepted the call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ on August 2, 1981 at the Unity Fellowship Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was licensed and ordained by the United Fellowship Church of Indianapolis, Indiana. He served as the pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church of El Dorado, Kansas 1990-19993, the Antioch Baptist church of Wichita, Kansas from 1993-1999. Pastor Thomas was called to the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in December of 1999 where he serves the City of Zion, the Mt. Zion Church in Toledo, Ohio.
Pastor Thomas attended Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia where he majored in Psychology and minored in Religious and Minority Studies. He received a B.S. degree in Psychology from Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas and has further studied at the University of Findlay, Ohio. Pastor Thomas is also an author.
Pastor Thomas is a son, a friend, a husband, and a proud father of four children.
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