Jerry L. Hill

BIO:   I have been in the ministry for 35 years now and have served as a state evangelist for the Church of God in Florida and pastored two churches before relocating to North Carolina.  I also have the privilege of being the Pastor Representative for North & South Carolina for International Ministerial Fellowship, Minneapolis, Minnesota and, along with my wife, currently pastor the greatest people on earth at Freedom Assembly Church in Hickory, NC.

How and when did you accept Christ in your life?
I was saved at a tent revival under the ministry of Dr. T.L. Lowery in February, 1962.

Who is the person that you admire the most?
Jesus Christ

What is your favorite food?
Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad at O’Charley’s.

What Christian book (besides the Bible) has most influenced you?
Rediscovering the Kingdom by Dr. Myles Munroe.

What is your favorite movie?
Facing The Giants.

Who has personally influenced your walk with Christ?
My mother and father who taught me the fear of the Lord and my first pastor, B. E. Chesser.

What is your favorite color?
Blue

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Reading and fishing (when I get to go).

What is your favorite verse?
Mark 4 – The parable of the sower and the seed.

Linda Hill

BIO:   When I said, “whither thou goest, I will go” during our wedding ceremony, I had no idea there would be so much traveling and moving involved!  But after 35 years of ministry (standing by my man!) I can say with assurance that God has saved the best for last.  We are on the threshold of entering into the final events of mankind – the return of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fulfillment of why Christ came in the first place, to redeem and unite the family of God.  I am so excited about the work of the ministry that God has led us into here in Hickory, NC to preach and teach the truth of God’s Word.

How and when did you accept Christ in your life?
I gave my heart to the Lord during a Sunday morning service at Nocatee Baptist Church in Nocatee, Florida in 1964 as the Choir sang “Just As I Am”.

Who is the person that you admire the most?
Besides Jesus Christ and my husband, probably Rev. Billy Graham for his standard of excellency in ministry, love for the lost, and living a high moral standard.

What is your favorite food?
I’m not a picky eater – anything someone else cooks!

What Christian book (besides the Bible) has most influenced you?
The Archko Volume, translated by Drs. McIntosh & Twyman.

What is your favorite movie?
Christian Film - One Night With The King – we are all here for a purpose and we are in the right place and right time.    Secular Film – Gone With The Wind.

Who has personally influenced your walk with Christ?
My husband without a doubt.  He taught me to believe in myself.

What is your favorite color?
Purple

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Reading, fishing, going to the mountains.

What is your favorite verse?
Proverbs 3:5-6  Trust in the Lord! Always, always, always!

Tonya Brockwell

BIO:   I absolutely love the Lord with all that I have in me.  One of my favorite songs is “When I think About the Lord”, it has meaning for me that is almost unspeakable.  Such marvelous grace He has given – all I can think about from that point on is “Thank you Lord”!  I love my Bible, it is JUST like Jesus with a leather coat wrapped around Him that I get to carry with me everywhere I go.  My time, in the market place (the gathering fields), is invested in a company named Hannah’s BBQ South.  We are very blessed to be operating under a faith-filled, Bible-believing owner who allows us the pleasure of hearing only contemporary Christian music and truly allows my time as a worship leader to be dual as I often find myself singing right along with the music playing daily.  Oh, how I love Jesus!  I love my church and my pastors and am honored and blessed to be the Worship Leader at FAC.  Besides parents, I believe the next most important people for you to be assigned to are your pastors.

How and when did you accept Christ in your life?
When I was 8 years old in a “Jericho” march at our church.

Who is the person that you admire the most?
My mother.  I have the opportunity to be here because she didn’t take the opportunity to not keep me.

What is your favorite food?
Italian and Mexican are a tie – I love to experience food of different cultures.

What Christian book (besides the Bible) has most influenced you?
God’s Creative Power by Charles Capps.

What is your favorite movie?
I’ve never been a big movie person – probably First Knight.

Who has personally influenced your walk with Christ?
My Mamaw.  I will never forget her dedication to the Lord – how she never gave up her walk with Him.  She always trusted Him.

What is your favorite color?
I love purple and gold.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Hanging out with my family.  We are hilarious together.  I love them and we are some of the best cooks I know.  We love deeply.

What is your favorite verse?
Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 1:5, Mark 4.

Tracy Hensley

BIO:  I have been married for 23 years to my best friend, and childhood sweetheart, Kevin.   He is my rock and my love for him grows everyday.  I have three beautiful children, Lauren, Ale’ and Dylan, they are my biggest fans and I learn so much from them and how they see the world.  I believe that children are the very heartbeat of God and to have the opportunity to make a difference in a child’s life is one of the greatest gifts of this life.  I love the Lord with all of my being and count it an honor to serve Him at Freedom Assembly Church.   

How and when did you accept Christ in your life?
In a youth Bible study at the age of 11.

Who is the person that you admire the most?
My children.  They aren’t afraid to be who they are and bold enough to stand for what they believe in.

What is your favorite food?
Mexican.

What Christian book (besides the Bible) has most influenced you?
Good Morning Holy Spirit by Benny Hinn.

What is your favorite movie?
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Who has personally influenced your walk with Christ?
My mother and mamaw.

What is your favorite color?
Green

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Read and have a good cup of coffee.

What is your favorite verse?
Psalms 4:8

Mark Lowman

BIO:  I have been happily married to my beautiful wife, Lisa, for 16 years and have a stepson, Matt, age 27.  We live in Granite Falls, NC.  I have worked in the upholstered furniture industry for almost 27 years and am currently a supervisor in that field.  Lisa and I are so blessed to be a part of Freedom Assembly Church and to serve the Lord in whatever capacity He calls, currently as a board member, usher, and youth teacher.

How and when did you accept Christ in your life?
As a teenager watching Billy Graham with my grandmother, I accepted and received Jesus as my Savior and Lord.

Who is the person that you admire the most?
My wife, Lisa.  Watching her live out God’s call on her life to minister to women, making them look and feel good about themselves.  Sharing God’s Word with them and showing them who they are in Christ, she is truly a wife of noble character.  Proverbs 31.

What is your favorite food? Steak, baked potato, and salad.

What Christian book (besides the Bible) has most influenced you?
Undercover by John Bevere.  This book has helped my understanding of authority, being under it, having it, and knowing the authority we have in Christ is one of the keys to having great faith.  Matthew 8:5-13.

What is your favorite movie?
Old Clint Eastwood Westerns (any of them).

Who has personally influenced your walk with Christ?
My pastors, Jerry & Linda Hill, for their commitment and dedication to our Lord Jesus and His call on their lives to the people of FAC and their pursuit to rightly divide the word of truth.

What is your favorite color?
Blue

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Anything outdoors – yard work, growing fruit trees, berries, muscadines.  Deer hunting in season and fishing.

What is your favorite verse?
James 1:5, Hebrews 11:6.  These verses say to me that God is not only willing, but desires to make Himself known to us in His fullness, but this comes to those who seek Him, diligently, earnestly, and whole heartedly.

Lisa Lowman

BIO:  I have been married to my sweet husband, Mark for 16 years and have one son, Matthew, age 27.  I am an independent sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics and have been with them for 16 years.  I love working for Mary Kay because it allows me to be able to influence and enrich women’s lives and help them to look and feel good about themselves.  I love being a part of our FAC family and serving the Lord in Praise & Worship and being co-leader of the youth group with my husband, Mark.

How and when did you accept Christ in your life?
I accepted Jesus as my Savior and Lord at the age of 13, while attending church with my family at First Baptist Church in Granite Falls, NC.

Who is the person that you admire the most?
Mary Kay Ash who was a godly business woman and has influenced and changed the lives of millions of women around the world.

What is your favorite food? Filet with grilled asparagus.

What Christian book (besides the Bible) has most influenced you?
Unmerited Favor by Joseph Prince.

What is your favorite movie?
Titanic

Who has personally influenced your walk with Christ?
My pastors, Jerry & Linda Hill, and my husband Mark.  They have been godly examples and encouragement in my walk with the Lord.

What is your favorite color?
Of course I love pink because of Mary Kay, but I really enjoy black.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Meeting new women, shopping and spending time with my husband.

What is your favorite verse?
Joshua 1:9 “…be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”