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Grace Baptist Church Oversight

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

Pastor Donny Martin

Donny Martin has served as an 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). He is the full-time pastor of Grace Baptist Church. Donny is married to his British bride Jane; they have seven children.

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 for twenty-five years. In addition to his pulpit teaching, Carroll also ministers on a weekly basis in several local nursing homes. He works as a land surveyor, was recently elected Mayor of Trousdale County, and seems to know virtually every citizen in the county. Carroll and his wife Linda have been married for thirty-five years; they have three children and seven grandchildren.

Pastor Chris Davis

Chris Davis has served as pastor/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 have been married 8 years and have 4 children.
PASTOR JUSTIN DILLEHAY

Justin Dillehay grew up in nearby Defeated, Tennessee. He now resides in Hartsville with his wife Tilly and daughter Norah, where he also works as a land-surveyor. He graduated with his Masters in Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. In his spare time, he writes book reviews for The Gospel Coalition and blogs at www.justinandtilly.com. A member of Grace Baptist Church since 2006, Justin began serving as pastor in May, 2016.