Leadership

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Sunday - 9:45 AM Children's Sunday School 9:45AM Adult Bible Study 11:00AM Worship Service

First Baptist Church Benton City Leadership

First Baptist Church Benton City is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.

Tom Johnson

Senior Pastor


Pastor Tom was appointed to serve as First Baptist Church Benton City's Senior Pastor in 2015. Prior to that, he served as Pastor of International Christian Fellowship in Pasco, Wa.

The attributes that best describe Tom as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like First Baptist Church Benton City where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Tom takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.


He graduated from the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984 with a Master's of Divinity. In 1974, he recieved a B.S. in Education from the University of Hawaii, Manoa with a Master's of Education in Special Education from Heritage College in 1995. 

Pastor Tom has been happily married for 51 years to his wife, Greta. They have five children: Brian, Sherri, Jennifer, Cliff, and Tommy with 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pastor Tom and his wife Greta take yearly mission trips to the island of Mindanao in the Phillipines. They help local churches with children's and youth programs and adult discipleship.

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Pastor Tom was appointed to serve as First Baptist Church Benton City's Senior Pastor in 2015. Prior to that, he served as Pastor of International Christian Fellowship in Pasco, Wa.

The attributes that best describe Tom as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like First Baptist Church Benton City where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Tom takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.


He graduated from the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984 with a Master's of Divinity. In 1974, he recieved a B.S. in Education from the University of Hawaii, Manoa with a Master's of Education in Special Education from Heritage College in 1995. 

Pastor Tom has been happily married for 51 years to his wife, Greta. They have five children: Brian, Sherri, Jennifer, Cliff, and Tommy with 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pastor Tom and his wife Greta take yearly mission trips to the island of Mindanao in the Phillipines. They help local churches with children's and youth programs and adult discipleship.

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