Background
Steagald, Thomas Ray was born on January 4, 1955 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ray Lassister and Sadie Frances (Nall) Steagald.
Steagald, Thomas Ray was born on January 4, 1955 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ray Lassister and Sadie Frances (Nall) Steagald.
Bachelor, Belmont College, 1976. Master of Divinity, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1980. Doctor of Ministry, Emory University, 1995.
Editor Sunday School Board Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, 1981-1982. Teacher Rutledge College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1984-1985. Pastor Forsyth-Stokes United Methodist Church, Walnut Cove, 1985-1988.
Instructor Greensboro (North Carolina) College, 1987-1988. Pastor Highlands (North Carolina) United Methodist Church, 1988-1993, First United Methodist Church, Marion, North Carolina, 1993-1995, Marshville (North Carolina) United Methodist Church, since 1995. Instructor Religious Studies Anson Community College, Polkton, North Carolina, since 1998.
Speaker National Conference on Preaching.
Board directors Macon County Hospice, Franklin, North Carolina, 1989-1991.
Married Wanda Jo O'Neal, May 22, 1983. Children: Bethany Hope, Jacob Christopher.