The Pastor

Dr. T.M. Hanks

At Greater New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, we are dedicated to principles and purpose of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

Dr. Hanks is a wife, mother, and grandmother. With the exception of her father’s career in the United States Army and her college matriculation, she has been a life-long resident of Marion County. Dr. Hanks is a graduate of Bethune-Cookman University where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications; a graduate of The Florida Center of Theological Studies where she received a Master of Divinity degree; and a graduate of Regent University where she has received a Doctor of Ministry degree.

“You don’t think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking.”
— Henri Nouwen

As she continues to increase in God, she consistently acknowledges the legacy of faith that has been deposited into her. She considers her lfe to be a living testimony to what Matthew 19:26 says; “With men this is impossible, but with God, all things are possible.” She is a Woman of God that pursues the Face of God in all things and ministers with the anointing that is a direct result of God’s Favor.

She unashamedly professes the Life-saving, Life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who are yet captives. She ministers holistic principles to those broken in spirit. She has been tried and proven by God to be a profound vessel for the building of the Kingdom of God; Bringing the people of God to a position of unified purpose; and a relevant message aimed at the tearing down of the strongholds that stagnates the plans, purposes, and destinies for the people of God.