PASTORAL TEAM

Praise Family Church is a Pastor-led body of believers. We are blessed to have seasoned, knowledgeable and relevant leaders.

Pastor Tom Turner

Tom Turner has been the Lead Pastor at Praise since 1995, beginning with an initial attendance of just 12 people. Bringing forty years of experience and a vision for reaching families, PT has seen Praise grow into one of the most exciting churches on the Gulf Coast. He has four sons: Brandon, Bradley, Bailey and Brady.

In 2014 Pastor Tom’s wife, Lori, was diagnosed with cancer and passed away a few short weeks later. Despite this enormous loss, Pastor Tom still sensed the call to stay at Praise Family Church and lead his family through this tragedy. Miraculously, Pastor Tom remarried with Pamela Dew and gained two more sons, Kris and Kyle. Pastor Tom and Pam now lead Praise with a vision to reach around the world. They also serve together on the boards of many world missions and national ministries.

Pastor Tom is a graduate of South Eastern University and Life Christian University.

Pastor Brandon Turner

Brandon Turner is Pastor Tom’s oldest son. In 2010 he joined the staff to work in the facilities department. Growing up at Praise, he had seen how easy it was for young people to fall away from the Lord. When an opportunity arose for him to lead PFC Young Adults, he jumped at the chance and led it to new heights.

His heart to help young people know Jesus expanded, and with it so did his responsibilities. Currently he serves as the Executive Pastor of Generations, overseeing all of our efforts for people under thirty. This includes children, youth, college and young adult ministries. Pastor Brandon also leads our facility teams. He and his wife, Lori, have two children, Micah and Lily.

Pastor Brandon is a graduate of the University of Mobile.