Pastoral Staff
"As your Pastors we are dedicated to serving God by serving the people of TBC. It is our desire to Exhort you, Equip you, and Enable you to serve the Lord right alongside of us. If we can ever be of help to you, please don't hesitate to approach either of us so that we can do all that we can on your behalf."
Jim Pridemore
has faithfully served as Senior Pastor of Temple Baptist since July, 1990. After receiving an accounting degree from West Virginia Institute of Technology, God called him into the ministry during a revival service conducted by Evangelist J.C.Keller. He then attended Tennessee Temple Bible School where he earned a Th.G. and then an M.R.E. degree from Temple Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Beth have been married since 1971 and have three sons: Aaron, Kevin, and J.D. God has also blessed their family with two wonderful daughters-in-law, and six beautiful grandchildren.
Ben Gentile
became the Associate Pastor of Family Ministries in July of 2009. He grew up attending Limerick Chapel in Limerick, PA and Chapel Christian Academy where he received his diploma. He met his future wife Rebecca during their freshman year at Appalachian Bible College. After graduation, they both took graduate studies at Baptist Bible College/Seminary in Clarks Summit, PA. Pastor Ben previously ministered for 9 years at a church in Fayetteville, WV where he served as the youth/music pastor for 3 years and then the Senior Pastor for the next 6 years. In 2003 the Lord blessed the Gentile's with a daughter named Anna, and then in 2005 Elijah rounded out their family.
