Grace Baptist Church Oversight

Pastoral oversight at Grace Baptist Church is provided by a plurality of elders.  

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Pastor Donny Martin

Donny Martin has served as a full-time vocational elder at Grace Baptist Church since 1995. Before coming to GBC, he labored as a missionary in Spain. Donny graduated with a BS from Middle Tennessee State University and completed Ministerial Studies at The Evangelical Institute of Greenville, SC. He has a Master’s Degree in Biblical Counseling and is certified by The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). Donny is married to his British bride Jane; they have seven children.

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Pastor Carroll Carman

Carroll Carman is a lifelong resident of the Hartsville area. He was installed as an elder at Grace Baptist Church in the early 1980s and has labored faithfully at the church ever since. In addition to his pulpit teaching, Carroll also ministers on a weekly basis in several local nursing homes. He works as a land surveyor, served as Mayor of Trousdale County from 2014-2018, and seems to know virtually every citizen in the county. Carroll and his wife Linda have three children and seven grandchildren.

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Pastor Chris Davis

Chris Davis has served as an elder at Grace Baptist Church since 2012. After graduating from Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky in 2008, Chris and his family moved to Hartsville, Tennessee, where he completed a 4 year internship at GBC. He and his wife Tiffany reside in Hartsville and have four children.

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PASTOR JUSTIN DILLEHAY

Justin Dillehay grew up in nearby Defeated, Tennessee. He now resides near Hartsville with his wife Tilly and three children. A member of Grace Baptist Church since 2006, Justin began serving as pastor in May, 2016, and became fully vocational in January 2018. He graduated with his M.Div from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. In his spare time, he writes for The Gospel Coalition and blogs at www.justinandtilly.com.