Thea Kay Tribble

Thea Kay Tribble, a native of West Point, began serving as Children's Minister part-time in February of 2008 and full-time in June of 2008. After teaching school for twenty two years she felt the call to change from just teaching to also ministering to children. Thea Kay graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a degree in Child Development and Family Living and then later a Master's in Elementary Education from the "W". During her teaching career she was a child care director at Calvary Baptist Church in West Point, teacher of pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade in the West Point school district and Oak Hill Academy. She also taught college classes in Athens, Alabama, at Athens State University.

Thea Kay is married to Steven Layne Tribble, also from West Point, an accountant with Sever Corr. They have been married for 29 years and have one daughter, Nikki, a senior elementary education major at Mississippi State. Steve in an active member of FBC teaching a couple's sunday school class, serving as an active deacon, and serving on other committees. Nikki is also an active member involved in the college group GAP and helping her mother with children's activities.

Serving as children's minister to the families of FBC is a privilege and honor for Thea Kay. It is her joy to work with children's activities in Sunday School, choir, camps, Worship Kidstyle, and to oversee the daily activities of the FBC Early Childhood Ministry.Thea Kay gives credit to God who wrote in Phillipians 1:6 " He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it." She is working toward completion to serving God in His plan for her life.

When I was a teenager I felt that God was leading me to work with children. At that time, churches did not have children's ministers. The closest to that position was a Child Care Director. So I went to college, getting a child development degree to work in a childcare in a church. After several years, I felt God leading me to teaching full time in a school system. I continued to be very active in teaching children at church in choirs and other activities. After many years of teaching, I began to feel a call that God wanted me to do more than what I was doing teaching and being an active church member. I knew that our church was looking for a full time minister to children and had many people say I should do this. But it was not until I knew without a doubt that God wanted me to accept this call that God's plan began to unfold in my life. With much prayer and searching I knew that God's plan was the only way for me to go. Working with children is the delight of my life. There is no greater reward here on earth than seeing children live, laugh, and learn about God and His love for them. God has a distinct plan for my life and my work with children, and He in turn has a plan for His children. It is our job to help them to recognize God's calling in their lives and to show them the way through God's word. God began a ministry in my life at an early age and I am now getting the opportunity to fulfill that call to ministry at FBC. How awesome is that!

Working for Him,
Thea Kay Tribble
Phil. 1:6