Pastor Hamilton began his ministry at FSCC on March 1, 2001. Previously he served as the Pastor of Faith Baptist Church in the Chicago suburb of Winfield, IL. Two prior ministries were in churches in northern Virginia and Ontario, Canada.

Pastor Tom graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Dr. of Ministry degree and from Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree.

Pastor Tom and his wife Kathy were both born and raised in Illinois and they have three children - two married daughters and a son who recently graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary.