Elders and Deacons
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH ELDERS
Pastoral oversight at Grace Baptist Church is provided by a plurality of elders.
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. 
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’s wife Linda went to be with the Lord in 2020. They have three children and an ever-growing number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pastor Chris Davis
Chris Davis grew up in Cullman, Alabama. After graduating from Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky, Chris and his family came to GBC, where he served as a pastoral intern. He was ordained to the eldership in 2012, and is bi-vocational, running a local pressure washing business. He and his wife Tiffany reside in Hartsville with their four children.
Pastor Justin Dillehay
Justin Dillehay grew up in nearby Defeated, Tennessee. A member of Grace Baptist Church since 2006, Justin was ordaine in 2016 and became fully vocational in 2018. He is a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has written for The Gospel Coalition, Credo Magazine, and 9 Marks. He lives in Hartsville with his wife Tilly and three children.
Pastor Neftali Alverio
Bio coming soon.
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH DEACONS
Grace Baptist Church is also served by a plurality of deacons.
Jim Carman
Nate Ellis
Glenn Moates
Russell Terrell
Rob Young