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David Spakes Lead Pastor E-mail: spakes@spirit-and-truth.net Pastor David has been a Christian since 1980. He was called to preach in 1988 and received permanent ordination status in 1995. He was called to pastor in 2007 and completed a certificate program at Johnson University in 2010. Click here to view a scrapbook of his spiritual history and ministry activites. Before starting Spirit and Truth Fellowship, Pastor David worked for seventeen years (and still presently works) for a Knoxville-based software company as a Senior Software Engineer. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1993 at Tennessee Technological University, graduating Summa Cum Laude In Cursu Honorum. |
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Randy Henderson Pastor E-mail: randyhenderson@spirit-and-truth.net Pastor Randy and his wife Rachel were married in our church in 2017 and have both been members of the worship team. He has served in a leadership position since 2020 when he was ordained as Deacon of Media Ministry. He also served as Assistant Pastor from 2022 until receiving his permanent ordination status in 2025. Randy is a Christian author; click here to visit Randy's web site, www.r-e-henderson.com. |
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Sheila Spakes Children's Ministry Director E-mail: sspakes@spirit-and-truth.net Sheila was called to work in children's ministry as a young woman. She earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Child Care from Kaskaskia College in 1995 and has seven years of work experience in Day Care. In 2004, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Ecology with emphasis on Early Childhood Administration at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Sheila has been enthusiastic about Vacation Bible School since she was a teenager, and she frequently volunteered to work in VBS in her home church. After she moved to East Tennessee, she served as Children's Church Director and VBS Director for six years. She prefers the VBS curriculum created by Group Publishing, and twice she has traveled to Colorado to beta-test their VBS programs. |