There are people inside Thomas Road Baptist Church who have found the best way to grow in their relationship with God is to team up and serve others. Two volunteers will be highlighted each week. They are all ordinary people who have moved from spectating to contributing … these are the heroes of Thomas Road.



Jenny Maddox

DSC_2222Time Volunteering: 1 1/2 years

Department: Powersource

Favorite memory from volunteering: The attitude of the kids here.

Why do you volunteer: I love ministry. I have a heart and passion for ministry.

Favorite Book: My Utmost for His Highest

Hobbies: Friends, traveling and taking pictures

Scripture: “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26

Thanks Jenny for teaming up and making a difference at TRBC!

Jim Wise

LivingProof2Time Volunteering: 7 years

Department: High School plus volunteered with Beast Feast

Favorite memory from volunteering: Watching my daughter give her testimony on a summer trip to someone she didn’t know.

Why do you volunteer: It’s a calling

Favorite Book: Gospel of John

Favorite Movie: The Jungle Book

Hobbies: Cooking

Scripture: John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

Thanks Jim for your countless hours you invest into the hearts and lives of the teenagers at Thomas Road.

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Patsy Walker

Nursery1Time Volunteering: 28 years

Department: Nursery, in the past she also served with the choir and orchestra.

Favorite Memory: (The nursery) helps a parent feel comfortable and easy about leaving their baby. Helping parents feel comfortable so they can enjoy the service and learn from the Lord without worrying about their child.

Why I volunteer: I want parents to feel the same way I did when I had young children.

Favorite Book: Devotional books and John Grisham books.

Favorite Movie: The Wizard of Oz

Scripture: Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Mark Bassie

PowerSource7Time teaming-up: 6 or 7 years

Department teaming-up in: Powersource

Favorite memory from teaming up: “When the kids get saved. Seeing them accept Jesus Christ as personal Savior and changing lives is exciting.”

Why do you team-up?: “God has asked us all to serve and use our gifts. It is not an option for Christians.”

Favorite Book: Francis Schafer,  True Spirituality

Favorite Movie: Chariots of Fire

Hobbies: Photography

Scripture: “Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Ps. 119:105

Mark plays a large part in the PowerSource ministry.

“No matter what happens in PowerSource, Mark is always there to say a very kind word … and mean it”, Jeremy Rader, PowerSource pastor said.  “Mark is a huge encouragement, not only to the staff and volunteers, but also to the students.”

Thanks Mark for teaming-up and making a difference in the lives of the students @ Thomas Road Baptist Church.