Our Leadership


The Scripture teaches there are two offices in the local church, Elders and Deacons.

Grace Bible Church is led by a board of Elders whose purpose is to shepherd the spiritual well-being of the congregation and to oversee the day-to-day operation of the church organization.


Our Board of Elders:

Pastor Mark Totten (Marktt@gbctn.org) is from Logan, WV.  He answered the call of God to preach the gospel in February of 1977 while planning to be a coal mining engineer.  He enrolled at Liberty University (then Liberty Baptist College) in 1977, and completed his B.S. in Religion in 1980. He then attended Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, finishing with an M.Div. in 1983. He was an associate pastor/elder of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Nashville from 1983 until he became the pastor of Grace Bible in 1993. He was chancellor and a professor at Nashville Bible College through the late 80’s and early 90’s.  Pastor Mark is single, loves Star Trek, and is in full time pursuit of holiness and part time pursuit of par. Visit his blog – The Art of Living

Collin Fearn (Collin@gbctn.org) began attending Grace Bible in 1997 with his wife Sofie, and they became members shortly after that. Their family grew to include three sons, Tim, Ian and Nate, who have enjoyed growing up in the church community. Collin and Sofie have served in a number of roles over the years, including leading small group Bible studies and serving in the church’s Sunday School programs. (Their sons would add that they have mowed LOTS of yards for busy military members.) Collin has been an elder since 2015.

Chad Wilkerson (Chad@gbctn.org) was voted in as an elder in June 2014. He and his wife, Cayla, have been members of Grace Bible Church since 2009 after attending consistently since 2006. They have two sons – Asher and Elliot. Chad serves on the building committee as well as plays the bass for the worship team.

The Board of Deacons exists to assist the Elders in the shepherding of Grace Bible Church.

Inga Rossignol: Prayer Chain (931-647-1564)

LaNette Chittenden (blchittenden@gmail.com)