Administration:

Rev. Hamilton H. Valentine is our Director of Missions. He began serving the Association in December of 1997.  He and his wife, Sandra (who serves as the secretary for the Association), are originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  Hamp graduated from William Carey College in Hattiesburg with a BA degree in Religious Education and a minor in Church Music.  He received his Master of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.  He has served churches in several States in the areas of music, education, youth, administration, and pastoral ministry.

"Tates Creek Baptist Association has a great heritage of evangelism, discipleship, missions, and ministry.  We are forty-six Kingdom Focused Churches working together in fulfilling the mission of connecting all people to Jesus Christ - across the street and around the world!"