Pastors Tim and Beverly Smith

Together husband and wife Pastors Tim and Beverly Smith are making an impact locally, and most recently in a much broader sense, in their church district. Not only have they faithfully served Seadrift’s Assembly of God church for twenty-nine years, but now they have taken on a new role. Beginning in January 2023 Pastor Tim Smith has become their church district’s Victoria Section presbyter. He was elected to a two-year term by local ministers in what is called the Victoria Section. He will serve sixteen churches and thirty-six ministers.

Commenting on his role as a presbyter, Pastor Tim Smith had this to say, “I am to serve the pastors and churches of the Victoria Section. This includes being a pastor to the ministers and a leadership resource to the churches. My goal is to see the churches succeed in their ministries. We are looking for opportunities to plant new churches in the Victoria Section, which is from Seadrift, over to Nixon, then to La Grange, and back down to Wharton.”

In describing his experience as a minister, Pastor Tim Smith shared these thoughts, “I’ve been in the ministry for thirty-eight years. I was ordained by the Assembly of God in 1989. I started as a staff minister at a small church in Victoria and then became the Assistant Pastor at the First Assembly of God church in Victoria. I served there until November 1993. I came to Seadrift in February 1994. The church was looking for a pastor and I came to fill in and I never left. The church has done very well in the twenty-nine years we have been here. I don’t foresee leaving here any time soon in the future.”

Staying right by Pastor Tim Smith’s side is his wife and Assistant Pastor Beverly Smith. They have been married almost forty-eight years, have three grown children, and six grandchildren. They both grew up in church and felt called at a young age to ministry. Over the years they have faithfully served together.