Meet The Pastor
Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Smith, Sr.
Native of Wake County, NC
Husband of Sarah Littlejohn Smith, father of three and grandfather of five
Preached Initial Sermon at Juniper Level Baptist Church on November 2, 1980
Ordained into the Gospel Ministry by Wake Baptist Association on December 11, 1983
Diploma from Garner Senior High School, Garner, NC in 1975
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry, UNC – Chapel Hill, in 1979
Master of Divinity Degree, Shaw University Divinity School, Raleigh, NC in 1990
Doctor of Ministry Degree, Virginia Union School of Theology, Richmond, VA in 2001
Laboratory Supervisor, City of Raleigh – Public Utilities Dept. From 1980 to 2002
Associate Pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church, Knightdale, NC From 1982 to 1987
Pastor Brookston Baptist Church, Henderson, NC From 1988 to 2002
Currently Pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church, Sanford, NC From 2002 to Present
Past Vice Chairman and currently at-large member of the General Board of the General
Baptist State Convention of NC
Past member of the Finance Committee of the General Baptist State Convention of NC
Budget Director of the Deep River Missionary Baptist Association
Member of the Constitution Committee of the Deep River Missionary Baptist Association
Member of the Scholarship Committee of the Deep River Baptist Association
Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the Deep River Baptist Association
Member of the Computer Technology Website Committee of the Deep River Assoc.