Patrick Nix, co-pastor at Grace Park Baptist Church in White House, TN since 2013, has been very passionate about being a minister to God for nearly 25 years. He is originally from Louisville, KY and was first called to the ministry around 1991, at age 16. He was at Shawnee Baptist Church in Louisville when he felt "an invisible tug on his heart" as he was attending a church revival. In the late 1990s, he helped to start Lighthouse Baptist Church in Taylorsville, KY, and was the sole pastor there. Lighthouse is still a thriving church today, with a congregation size of around 70-80 members. He stayed at Lighthouse for 14 years before leaving in 2013. On the advice of a friend, he called Bob Cook, the lead pastor of Grace Park. Cook interviewed Nix, and hired him as assistant pastor in 2013.
Nix enjoys working at Grace Park. Grace Park is a much larger church than Lighthouse, with around 400-500 members, and has a team of three pastors and several staff members. Although he says it can be challenging, Nix enjoys the teamwork aspect. He says that in the three years he has been at Grace Park, the church, which was founded in 1976, has grown by about 40-50 members. "It's exciting to see how we can affect other people, lead other people, and help them along their journey." says Nix. Nix says his "heart is in it for the long haul" and that he intends to stay at Grace Park for the foreseeable future.
Patrick Nix is a man who has accomplished a lot in his 25 years in the ministry. Here's to the next 25.
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