Tom has served as a Pastor of Grace Baptist Church since 1986. Prior to moving to Florida he served as pastor and associate pastor of churches in Texas. He has a BS degree in sociology from Texas A&M University (1979) and has also earned the MDiv and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. His major field of study was Baptist Theology. He has served as an adjunct professor for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in their SW Florida extension and has also taught systematic theology and pastoral theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and the Midwest Center for Theological Studies (now Covenant Baptist Seminary), respectively. He was also a Teaching Fellow at the Nicole Institute for Baptist Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. 

Tom serves as the President of Founders Ministries, an organization committed to reformation and revival in local churches. He has written numerous articles for journals and magazines and is a regular contributor to TableTalk. He has also edited and contributed to several books and hosts a weekly podcast called The Sword and The Trowel. Tom regularly preaches and lectures at various conferences throughout the United States and other countries in addition to writing for Founders Ministries. Tom also serves as the President of The Institute of Public Theology, which aims to train a coming generation of pastors and Christians to know the times, preach the Word, believe the Word, and do the Word.

Tom enjoys riding motorcycles and, though he currently is "in between bikes," lives with the hope that one day he will have his own Harley. He and Donna have eleven children, including four sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law. They also have twenty grandchildren.

David Mitzenmacher - Associate Pastor

David Mitzenmacher was called by Grace Baptist Church to serve as Associate Pastor in 2023. In addition to preaching, teaching, counseling, and discipleship, David is also focused on strengthening the organizational trellis of the church so that the vine of gospel ministry may flourish. Before his call to full-time pastoral ministry, he was a corporate executive and ministered in the local church as a lay elder. David has a BA in Biblical Studies from Spurgeon College and an MDiv from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethics at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  

David and his wife Christina have been married since 2003. They have two daughters and one son. As a family, they enjoy showing hospitality and going on family adventures. David also enjoys playing music, barbecuing ribs, restoring vintage revolvers, and telling “dad jokes.”

Graham Gunden - Assistant Pastor

Graham Gunden came to Grace Baptist Church as a pastoral intern in August, 2017 and has since transitioned into the role of Assistant Pastor. Prior to that he lived in Orlando where he worked for Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Bible College. He has a BA in biblical studies from Reformation Bible College and is working toward completing his Mdiv from International Reformed Baptist Seminary. Graham serves as Dean at The Fletcher School, an organization providing Christian parents in Southwest Florida a distinctly classical and Christian education for their children. Graham and his wife Sarah have been married since 2016 and have two boys and one daughter.

Raised on the North coast (Michigan), Graham and Sarah and their kids enjoy spending time outdoors and on the water. Southwest Florida has provided them many opportunities to adventure and explore God’s sub-tropical handiwork. Graham also enjoys reading good literature and theological works, tending to his expansive Florida garden and making slow smoked BBQ for his friends to enjoy. 

Don Kiah - Lay Elder

Don Kiah and his wife Rita retired to Florida from Maryland in 2012. They have been married for 33 years, have two children and three grandchildren. Their primary desire after arriving in Florida was to find a home church. After praying that God would direct them to their new church where they could continue to grow through the preaching and teaching of sound doctrine and discipleship and fellowship with a body of believers, they were amazed at the quick confirmation that Grace Baptist was where they needed to be. Don and Rita joined Grace Baptist in April of 2013. Since that time, they have been blessed to lead and be a part of many discipleship opportunities at the church.

Brett Miller - Lay Elder

Brett Miller and his wife Becky have been members of Grace Baptist Church since 2012. They have been married for 10 years and have 3 wonderful children. A Southwest Florida native, Brett has a bachelors degree in business management from Hodges University in Fort Myers. He has worked in the fire protection industry in SWFL for over 20 years and considers it a blessing to be able to help members of his community stay safe.

Brett has served faithfully as a deacon at Grace for many years and was installed as a lay elder in 2022. He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Fletcher School, an organization providing Christian parents in Southwest Florida a distinctly classical and Christian education for their children. Brett enjoys time spent outside hunting, fishing and boating the Florida waters. But above all, his most cherished roles are that of husband to Becky and father to their three children.