Trinity Baptist Church

Pastor Sam Crosby has been married to his wife, Jan, since 1985. They have four grown daughters and 12 grandchildren. They were both raised in Gatesville, Texas, and both graduated from Gatesville High School. Sam received his undergraduate from Baylor University and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is presently working on a Doctor of Ministry from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. He pastored four churches prior to coming to Trinity: Osage Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, Lometa, TX; First Baptist Church, Paducah, TX; and First Baptist Church, San Saba, TX. He has served in the ministry since 1985. Sam is from a family of 13 siblings, many of whom now serve or have served in ministry roles.

Sarah has agreed to be our Interim Children's Director beginning this June '24 and she is doing amazing!

[Sarah]  I was born in Odessa, TX and lived there for 2 years before moving to Gatesville where I was raised. I was homeschooled all the way through and graduated high school in 2005. Trained horses for the public until I met and married my husband Floyd in December of 2006. I am a homeschool mom of 5. We have 2 biological sons, 1 adopted, and fostering 2 more at the moment. We have been attending Trinity since December of 2022, and have served as Sunday school teacher, helper in the kids ministry and was able to open a foster closet to serve the needs of foster families in our community. Aside from spending time with my family, I greatly enjoy riding horses, photography and traveling.

From schedules to crafts to events to lessons, she a gift and we are grateful she is serving our Children's ministry. We are excited to see how the Lord will bless both TBC and Sarah as she continues to excel in this role.

Jody has been serving Trinity Baptist Church as the Director of Youth Ministry since June 2021.  Jody has been married for 22 years to his wife Karie and spent many years supporting and working with her in children’s ministry.  They have three children, Josh, Nate, and Hannah.

Jody graduated from The University of Texas in 1998 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.  He has spent the last 24 years working as a clinical pharmacist and pharmacy director.  Outside of the world of medicine, Jody has been active in children’s and youth ministry for over 15 years.  He was ordained as a deacon at Trinity Baptist Church in 2016 and is a member of the church’s praise and worship team.

Hi, My name is Ms. Tinnie (Christina Saunders.) I was born here in Gatesville and attended Gatesville High school. I'm so excited for my new role at Trinity Baptist Preschool, as the New Director. I have been teaching at TBP for 12 years. Last year I was the 3's teacher/assistant director. I love teaching, and being here at the preschool with the sweet children. I have been married to Blake Saunders for 16 years.

We have four children, Kagan 20, Brayden and Tyler are both 17 and our youngest, Wacey, is 14. Our family enjoys going to the lake, camping, fishing and going to the beach. I am excited to see what this new school year brings!  

Greta is a gift to our church. Not only does she play our piano, she also coordinates all our music. She is a native Gatesvillian and has blessed Trinity for over 20yrs. She graduated from Texas Tech and she and her husband Ezequiel have been married for 20years and have 6 children. Ezequiel has been serving as pastor for 6 years at Iglesia Hispana De Gatesville church and Greta also plays the piano there as well. We are so blessed to have them both!

Daniel has been at Trinity for 15years and is blessed with the gift of music; he has been leading worship music for over 12 years.

He came to Gatesville in 2008 and married his wife Alison, in August 2021. Daniel completed nursing school in 2022 and enjoys running marathons and triathlons and is currently training for his 2nd IronMan. 

Dena has been with Trinity for over 30 years and accepted the secretary position in 2022.Both her and her husband Jerry faithfully serve our church in a multitude of ways. 

Dena graduated from Oglesby High School and attended CTC. She retired from TDCJ after 32 years of service. She and Jerry have 4 children and 6 grandchildren that continue to bring them endless joy.

Dana became our church financial secretary in 2023. She retired from Gatesville ISD in 2020 after 23 years as the Payroll Supervisor.

She was born and raised in Gatesville. Her and husband of 40 years have two sons and two grandsons. 

Ruth is a joy. She is local to Gatesville and recently graduated from Boyce College in 2023. Ruth is musically inclined and has a lovely singing voice and can play multiple instruments including the piano and the guitar. She serving as our Ministry Assistant and helping coordinate events, communications and projects we are currently working on. On Wednesdays she assists in Chapel with our TBC Preschool. She has been a blessing to our church!