About
Temple Baptist Church is a fellowship of caring believers who have joined together under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the Leadership of the Holy Spirit to:
- Worship God and obey His commandments through a Christ-centered lifestyle (Heb. 10:35);
- Witness to God's love by sharing the Good News about God's plan of salvation to believers and unbelievers worldwide (Acts 1:8; 4:12);
- Teach God's Word, resulting in spiritual maturity and service (1 John 2:3-5); and
- Minister joyfully, meeting spiritual, physical and social needs of the people in our church and in our community (Galatians 6:10)
Staff
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HD Jones, Senior Pastor
hd@templetoday.com
H.D. worked as a CPA and owned his own training and recruitment business in the Nashville area for 14 years while being in lay leadership as a Deacon, Youth Sunday School Teacher, Discipleship Training Director/Teacher, VBS Adult Teacher, Robertson County Baptist Assocation Discipleship Director, and leader of various training classes for the church body where he attended.
Through these opportunities, God placed a desire in his heart for ministry. He began taking seminary classes to obtain his master's degree in religious studies and seeking ways God could use him through a vocation in ministry. H.D. served as the Interim Youth Minister at Bethel Baptist Church for almost two years. Temple Baptist Church called him to be their Minister of Deiscipleship and Outreach on a part-time basis in January 2003. He then was brought on full-time in 2004 as the Associate Pastor and was called to be Temple's Senior Pastor in June 2008.
H.D. and Susan have three children - Marie, Reid, and Micah. They count it a blessing to be able to serve the Lord in such a wonderful church body. They are constantly amazed by all God is doing through Temple Baptist Church in White House, TN.
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Jonathan Finch, Minister of Youth
jonathan@templetoday.com
Jonathan Finch grew up attending Temple Baptist Church and his heart is that all students will come to know the Lord as their Savior. Jonathan met the Lord in 1996 before graduating from White House High School in 1998. Jonathan went on to receive a football scholarship and graduated from Lambuth University. He served as Youth Pastor at Whiteville First Baptist Church for three years and at Grace Park for another two years before being called back to his home church as Youth Pastor.
Jonathan and his wife, Johnna, have one daughter, Aspen. Jonathan and Johnna give God all the glory for the group of students they get to call "family."
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Stacy Spears, Director of Children
stacy@templetoday.com
Stacy has served as Children's Ministry Directory at Temple Baptist for six years. Prior to that, Stacy counseled children through the Robertson County Juvenile Court as is a graduate of the Western Kentucky University with a Bachelors of Sociology and Double Minor in Psychology and Criminology. Stacy was raised in a Christian home and attended church with her family in Robertson County. She strives for her ministry to reach not only children but for their families to know and love the Lord as well.
Stacy and her husband, Michael, have been married for 14 years and have two children, Morgan and Alec. Scrapbooking, reading and Bible study are Stacy's favorite hobbies.
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Tracie Joiner, Ministry Assistant
tracie@templetoday.com
Tracie Joiner has served as Temple's Church Secretary for four years. She was born and raised in Robertson County and is an active member at Bethel Baptist Church with her three children.
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Melinda Cooper, Financial Secretary
melinda@templetoday.com
Temple's Financial Secretary is Melinda Cooper. Melinda and her husband, Eddie, are originally from Missouri but moved to White House with their three boys in 1992 and are active members of Temple Baptist.
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Becky Jenkins, Ministry Assistant & Mother's Day Out Director
becky@templetoday.com
Becky Jenkins serves as part-time Ministry Assistant & Mother's Day Out Director. Becky and her husband, Mark, have three children - Caleb, Jacob, and Mackenzie.
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Julia Burns, Staff Counselor
Julia has served as Staff Counselor at Temple Baptist Church for 2 years. Prior to that, Julia counseled women four years at the Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy, and served in ministry seven years at the Robertson County Baptist Association New Life Christians Women’s Job Corp. Julia is a Board Certified Biblical Counselor through the International Board of Christian Counselors, received her diploma from Light University, and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Julia was raised in a Christian home and attended church all her life. She strives through her ministry to reach out to women, couples, and families to help them better understand the emotional and relational aspects of their lives, and grow and heal from a biblical Christian view.
Julia and her husband, James, have been married for 16 years and have two children, Ben and Roseanne, and three grandchildren, Karen, Kate, and Tyler. Julia’s favorite hobbies are gardening, sewing, cooking, and biblical studies.
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Chris Parmley, Assistant Youth Pastor
chris@templetoday.com
Chris began serving Temple Baptist as Assistant Youth Pastor in March of 2010. He accepted the gift of salvation in the summer of 2005 and began regularly attending Temple later the next year. After two years of university studies, God took hold of Chris’ path and has called him to a position in ministry. Chris now assists Jonathan with the middle school while receiving work experience and training, waiting to see what God has in store for his own ministry.