Children's Pastor, Kim Thornton

Where do I start? I am a Southern Girl at heart, I was born and raised a Georgia peach in Smyrna, GA. I grew up in a Christian home and have been in church my whole life, serving in many different areas of the church. I graduated from Cobb County Christian School in 1993; I wouldn't trade those days for anything. During high school, we always attended youth camp and it was during that time, at one of those camp meeting services that I was filled with the Holy Spirit and was called into ministry. Not exactly sure what type of ministry I was to be in, I just knew God had a calling on my life. As I continued to follow God's path, he would allow me to fulfill his calling.

In January of 2002, I moved to St. Louis to finalize my wedding plans for a May wedding. I married my Love and life long friend Ben Thornton. After our marriage in May, we started attending Faith Chapel in June. We knew immediately this would be our church home and where we wanted to raise our family. We became involved in different areas of the church, including children's ministry. During this time, I was also in college working on my degree in Mortuary Science. I became a licensed Funeral Director in January 2004, and in 2007 I graduated from Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in Decatur, GA. Today, I continue to work in the Funeral Industry part time and will soon be a licensed Embalmer as well. This is a huge part of my ministry and calling that God has given me, serving a family in a time of need.

God has blessed my husband Ben and I with two beautiful children. Our daughter, Maci is 4 years old and our son Caden was born in March 2008. They are the joy of our life, and we know God has placed an annointing on each of their lives. We look forward to watching them grow and mature in God's Love and are excited about what he has in store for them. As far as my hobbies and other fun things: I love spending time with my husband and children. There's no better sound than hearing them laugh. We love to visit our family and friends in Georgia, as much as possible. I also love to monnogram and personalize items and special gifts for people. We also like to spending time with our friends, drink lots of sweet tea, ride our horses, and take Maci to Target at least twice a week.

We are so priviledged to be apart of an amazing ministry at Faith Chapel with such wonderful Pastors and leaders, and look forward to the opportunity to teach your children about God's Love and the truth of His word.