Tim has two brothers:

The oldest, Dwayne, now lives in Dayton, Ohio.  He is married to Denise, and have three adult children: Liz, Jason and Paul.  Dwayne is a computer software writer, analist and troubleshooter.

The middle brother Brian is in Perry, Georgia.  Working as an electrical engineer for the Department of Defense, Brian is married to Vicki and they have four children: Drew, Nicole, Grant and Aaron.

 

In 1983, Tim graduated from Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio.

After 3 years at Louisiana Tech University, he transfered to Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio where he graduated in 1988 with a degree in vocal performance.

 

Tim received his master of church music degree from Southern Baptist Theoligical Seminary in Louisville, KY in 1991.

 

Tim has served several churches, starting in January of 1985 as youth minister at Arcadia Baptist Church in Arcadia, Louisiana.

 

Forest Ridge Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio was his next place of service from May of 1987- May of 1989.  While there, Tim was ordained to the gospel ministry.

 

In late May of 1989, Tim became music and youth minister at Reynoldsburg Baptist Church in Reynoldsburg (Columbus), Ohio where he served until the completion of seminary.

 

In September of 1991, Tim began his full time ministry as music and youth minister at Meridian Baptist Church in Knoxville. 

 

On August 9, 1997, Tim married Jill Riggs of Seymour, TN, a senior at Carson Newman college who went on to earn a bachelor of music education, organ emphasis in May of 1998.

 

In September of 1999, Tim and Jill moved to Greenbrier, Tennessee where Tim became minister of worship at First Baptist Church.  Jill became the music teacher at Greenbrier Middle School and later Springfield Middle and Greenbrier High.

 

In March of 2003, Tim and Jill returned to East Tennessee and began ministry at Monte Vista.  Jill was eight months pregnant.

 

On April 10, 2003, Ella arrived.  Tim, Jill and Monte Vista haven't rested since.

 

On July 25, 2006, we also welcomed Micah Graham into our family. To view the celebration of his birth click here.

 

Words from Tim:

I am so grateful for the path God chose for me to get to this place and time.  So much of it I wouldn't have chosen for it wasn't necessarily conventional, but I wouldn't trade the relationships and experiences for anything.  They have helped shape me and grow me.  I think I am a better minister because of it all.   

 

About Monte Vista:  I have found this place the most gracious of all to minister in and to be ministered to.  That is saying alot because my places of ministry have been tremendous.  Jill and I are so glad God brought us here.  I pray He'll leave us here a while.