Dr. Tom Wallace's Biography
Born August 22, 1930, in Odd, West
Virginia.
He was the second of
six children.
Family
Parents:
Lonnie and Reba Wallace of Toughkenamon, PA (Deceased)
Married to
Janith May Farr of Kennett Square, PA from 1950 until her death in 2003.
Dr. & Mrs. Wallace have four children:
Debra is married to David Hicks, who serves as School
Administrator of the
Colonial Hills Baptist Church and School in McDonnough, GA. They have two
sons, Mark and Derek.
Tom Jr. is married to Kayla. He is an accountant in Dallas, Texas. He has
two sons, Tommy and Timmy.
Tim is married to Becky. He is Assistant Pastor of the Midlothian
Bible Church of Midlothian, Texas. They have one son, Nate.
Donna is married to Bruce Barton, Associate Pastor at People's Baptist
Church in Greenville, NC. They have three children, Bradley, Brady, and
Joanna.
Salvation
Saved at General
Motors Assembly Plant in Wilmington, Delaware
Ministry
Began preaching
at the noon services until leaving for Bible College. Served on the Staff of
Highland Park Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN with Dr. Lee Roberson for two
years. (1953 & 1954)
Pastor of Baptist
Bible Church of Elkton, Maryland, from 1954 to 1971
Pastor of Beth Haven Baptist Church of Louisville, Ky. 1971 to 1986
Pastor of Franklin Road Baptist from Sept 1, 1991 to January 2000
Pastor Emeritus of Franklin Road Baptist Church from 2000 to Present
Active in Radio work for over 30 years
Published "The Visitor" and "The Beam", church papers for same period
Founder and past president of Elkton Christian Schools. (K-12)
Founder and past president of Beth Haven Christian Schools. (K-12)
President of Franklin Road Christian Schools (K-12) 1991 to 2000
Established a Bus Ministry in Elkton, Md. that grew to 18 routes
Expanded Bus ministry at Beth Haven Baptist Church to 42 routes
Tripled attendance at Louisville Church in first 2 years. High of 5450
Led the Baptist Bible Church through eight major building programs
Led the Beth Haven Baptist Church in building a 3300 seat auditorium
Led Franklin Road Baptist Church in building a new education building and
major renovation of 3 other buildings, and purchase of two additional
properties
Past
president of International Fellowship of Fundamentalists and presently
serving on the Board of Directors
Served as President of Board of Directors of BIMI for 8 years
Served on the Board of Directors of Bill Rice Ranch and Virginia Bible
College