The Team
Tom & Kim Hatley
Preacher Tom was born on July 24th, 1969. He was born in Maryville, Tn. He was not raised in a Christian home but attended occasional Vacation Bible Schools at a church, just down the street to him. He was saved in that same church at the age of fourteen, just a few weeks after his father started attending and was saved.
Preacher Tom surrendered to preach when he was twenty-one years old. He married his wife Kim in 1992. He and his young bride came to Fellowship Baptist Church in late 1993 to a small congregation of eight faithful Christians.
Preacher Tom has had three children: Abigail (2001), Malaina (2004), and Micah (2007). The Lord has truly blessed the church with numerical and spiritual growth. The church has undergone four building projects in the past 30 years as the Lord has added souls to the church. Preacher Tom seeks to Rightly Divide the Scriptures, and reach sinners with the message of Salvation.
Kyle & Malaina Mills
Kyle was born on August 4, 2000. He was born in the UK and moved to South Africa at the age of three, where his parents received the Gospel given to them by American missionaries. He grew up in Grace Baptist Church where he trusted Christ for salvation at 8 years old. Kyle continued to grow in the Lord. At the age of 21, he took a 6 week trip to the US to serve under Mission Director Larry Nelson in Madison Baptist Church in Madison, AL. There he surrendered his life to missions, not yet knowing what that looked like. Kyle met Malaina while she was in South Africa for a 3 month Missions internship.
Malaina was born on March 14, 2004 in Maryville, TN. She was raised as a pastor’s child in Fellowship Baptist Church. She was saved in March of 2012 at 7 years old. She grew in the Lord and through her church’s ministries found ways to serve. Kyle and Malaina got married on June 27, 2025.