Staff
Pastor Skip Athey
Call 813-428-4800
Pastor / Elder
Married to Tammy for 21 years
Four boys ages 20, 8, 3 and 12 months
Pastor Skip served on staff at FBC Briar for four years, he graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with Master’s Degree in ’08 and founded Grace & Truth Family Baptist Church in ’09. He is also the President of Grace & Truth Family Ministries, Inc. and co-founder of Grace & Truth Family Films. God has given him a desire to plant several Family Integrated Churches and promote the biblical model of family. His blog can be read at www.buildingfaithfulfamilies.blogspot.com
Pastor Eric Ayala
Call 813-523-1905
Co-Pastor/Elder
Married to Kristen for 7 Years
One daughter age 3 and a son age 1 year
Eric had been involved in various church lay ministries for years before serving specifically with Grace & Truth Family Baptist Church. He earned his Master’s Degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in ’13, and earned his undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute in ’09. He has developed curriculum for teaching Systematic Theology for those without formal religious training, as well as seminars on the Morality of Christian Self Defense, Biblical Hermeneutics, and Practical Family Worship.
