Tom A. Faulk

Served in New England for 30 years (1997-2026).

Established the Northeast Church Planting Conference (2016).

I was 24 years of age when I trusted Christ as my Savior. It took place at the altar of the Cleveland Baptist Church in Brooklyn, OH on Palm Sunday in 1978. My Pastor, Dr. Roy Thompson preached that Sunday morning on the Lord’s Triumphant Entrance into Jerusalem. I was baptized the following Sunday, and surrendered to the call of God in October of the same year. I enrolled at Hyles-Anderson College in the Fall of 1979 and graduated in 1984 earning a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Pastoral Theology. My first pastorate was from the Fall of 1984 to 1991 in Darke County, OH. I returned to my home church where I served from 1991-1997. A door of opportunity opened in New England which I pursued in 1997. I served at Victory Baptist Church in Londonderry, NH from (1998-2009) where I started and directed an evening Bible Institute. From 2009-2023 I served as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Groton, MA. Having served in New England for nearly 30 years, I decided to step down from the pastorate on January 1, 2023 and made myself available for pulpit supply during which time I was an Interim pastor at Tri-State Baptist Church in Thompson, CT for 8 months (December 2023-August 2024), and an Interim pastor at Bow Baptist Church in Weathersfield-Bow, VT for 15 months (February 2025-May 31, 2026). In 2016 I started the Northeast Church Planting Conference which was hosted by FBC Groton, MA for 10 years (2016-2025). I served as Moderator for the New England Baptist Fellowship from 2015-2025. In July 2026 Laura and I moved to S. Knoxville, TN.