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Taking Cities (About The Founder)
Thomas Beavers was born on May 22, 1982 to the parents of Floyd
Beavers and Agnes Chappell.  He graduated from Kentucky State
University in 2004 with a BS in Biology where he lettered on the KSU
Men’s Basketball Team from 2000-2004.  Among his other
accomplishments, he also served on the Student Government
Association as Mr. Kentucky State University in 2004.  Upon
graduation from KSU, he married his college sweet heart, Candice Lee
Beavers, on March 19, 2005. He then graduated from Beeson Divinity
School of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama on May 26,
2007; and in April of 2010 he re-enrolled in Beeson where he is
currently pursuing his Doctorate of Ministry.  After serving for four
years as the Assistant Pastor of the New Rising Star Missionary
Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama under the leadership of Rev.
Dr. Tommy C. Chappell who is his grandfather; on May 16, 2010 he
was called to be the Senior Pastor.  After 35 years of service to New
Rising Star, Pastor Chappell was not tired but was lead by the Spirit of
God to pass the baton.  Despite all of these accomplishments, the
most important one is that
Thomas Beavers confessed Christ at
the age of five.
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Thomas Beavers has also been the keynote speaker for a wide variety of
forums which include but are not limited to the following: the Alabama
Democratic Convention, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the
Kentucky State University "Sexual Awareness Week," the University of
Georgia Bulldogs football team, and many different churches across the
United States of America.  He also completed a Christian rap album entitled
"Taking Cities" in 2005.  Among other responsibilities, Thomas Beavers is a
devoted husband and a father of five beautiful children: Zaneta, Dominique,
Kennedi, Zoe, and Micah; and one deceased daughter, Taylor.  
TO GOD
BE ALL OF THE GLORY!

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