Pastor Tom Givens, Past Pastor of Grace Baptist, Has Gone to be with the Lord

From RPT:

I loved pastor Tom! I remember once in a college group class we were in the throws of a great conversation about prayer and the Bible, and I couldn’t find a verse. In between services Pastor Tom walked over to the college group, found the verse I described to him, and taught us on the spot (quickly), and then boogied back for his next service. He had a shepherds heart. One of my best home Bible study experiences was way back then as well. Bible, talking about the sermon from Sunday, fellowship, and WWF on Nintendo 64. He will be missed but the lives he touched through Grace is amazing.

Some of his podcasts can be found here at PodBean. His family has kept a site up where I think you can leave some messages to encourage the family. Pastor Hegg took the pulpit over for Pastor Tom after a long, congressional style search. Pastor Hegg took the reigns over well, I might add. While I consider another church my home, I will always have fond memories of Grace and thank them for being there as a good, Bible teaching church when needing a place to go for a solid sermon.