I have some great news.  As most of you know, we came to Madisonville in 2003, when I answered the call to First Baptist Church to serve as their Minister of Music.  Since leaving that church in the summer of 2013, two week shy of my 10 year anniversary there, I’ve been making a living in lawn care, landscape design, real estate sales, driving a school bus, and serving as an interim music minister at First Baptist Bowling Green.

I am happy to announce that on August 28, 2016, I will begin service as the Full-time Associate Pastor/Minister of Music at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Madisonville.

It is a bitter-sweet transition as I leave a great church in Bowling Green which has helped me find the joy in music ministry again.  I often tell them, “They’ve been better for me than I could ever be for them!”

I also am sorry to leave the hard working team of professional drivers, trainers, and staff in our Hopkins County School District’s Transportation Department, led by Marcie Cox, who answered a late-night call from me needing another job to make ends meet.  I am forever grateful.

While I will be full-time at the church, I’ll be keeping my real estate license and business active for the time being.  Time will tell if I can manage the two while giving First Christian my time priority.

Thanks to all of you for your support, prayers, and kind words over the last three years of this long transition.  I look forward to continuing my work as your editor and fellow railway historian.  Whether you’re looking for a home in Madisonville or heaven, I can help.  In a pinch, I can mow your yard and drive a bus too.

Bill Thomas