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The Starks
Tony Stark was born in Caraway, Arkansas, but grew up in Aurora, Illinois.
Kathy was born and grew up in Rockford, Illinois. They met in Macomb, Illinois,
at Western Illinois University in 1969. They were married January 3, 1970. After
Tony graduated from WIU that same year, they moved back to Aurora. They joined and became involved in Banbury Road
Baptist Church in North Aurora, Illinois. God added to their family first with Laura and then Russell. Kathy and Tony
started taking night classes at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
In December, 1974 the Lord called Tony to preach; so in 1975 they moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to attend
Temple Theological Seminary. Tony pastored in Monteagle, Tennessee while in Seminary, but, in 1977, he accepted the call
to pastor New Union Baptist Church in Manchester, Tennessee. The next year the Lord added to their family with Jennifer.
God impressed upon Tony Ephesians 3:20,21 which motivated and encouraged him for days to come. In 1982 the Lord
led the Starks on a journey from Tennessee to California and back in search of the place God wanted them to start a new
church. The following year the Lord added to the family again, and this time it was Sheila. The Stark family settled in
Madison, Alabama, in 1983 to start Madison Baptist Church. It was a dream come true in so many ways. God had given
Tony a vision, and now He was fulfilling it. The Lord added Tony Andrew to the family in 1988.
Pastor Stark and two laymen from the church visited missionaries in West Africa. The Lord used that trip to put the
people of Africa in Tony's heart. He resigned as pastor of Madison Baptist Church, and, in 1990, MBC sent the Starks to
Uganda, Africa, to establish East Africa Outreach. God had given Tony another vision and is now fulfilling it. In 2004 God
led Tony and family back to the USA so that nationals in East Africa could take more leadership. He traveled to minister in
Uganda twice a year and also pastored Hendrix Road Baptist Church in Florence, AL for the next five years. November 1,
2009 Tony resigned as pastor of Hendrix Road Baptist Church so that he and Kathy could return to Uganda with an
enlarged vision. They returned in April, 2010. To God be the glory, great things He has done and is doing.
Kathy was born and grew up in Rockford, Illinois. They met in Macomb, Illinois,
at Western Illinois University in 1969. They were married January 3, 1970. After
Tony graduated from WIU that same year, they moved back to Aurora. They joined and became involved in Banbury Road
Baptist Church in North Aurora, Illinois. God added to their family first with Laura and then Russell. Kathy and Tony
started taking night classes at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
In December, 1974 the Lord called Tony to preach; so in 1975 they moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to attend
Temple Theological Seminary. Tony pastored in Monteagle, Tennessee while in Seminary, but, in 1977, he accepted the call
to pastor New Union Baptist Church in Manchester, Tennessee. The next year the Lord added to their family with Jennifer.
God impressed upon Tony Ephesians 3:20,21 which motivated and encouraged him for days to come. In 1982 the Lord
led the Starks on a journey from Tennessee to California and back in search of the place God wanted them to start a new
church. The following year the Lord added to the family again, and this time it was Sheila. The Stark family settled in
Madison, Alabama, in 1983 to start Madison Baptist Church. It was a dream come true in so many ways. God had given
Tony a vision, and now He was fulfilling it. The Lord added Tony Andrew to the family in 1988.
Pastor Stark and two laymen from the church visited missionaries in West Africa. The Lord used that trip to put the
people of Africa in Tony's heart. He resigned as pastor of Madison Baptist Church, and, in 1990, MBC sent the Starks to
Uganda, Africa, to establish East Africa Outreach. God had given Tony another vision and is now fulfilling it. In 2004 God
led Tony and family back to the USA so that nationals in East Africa could take more leadership. He traveled to minister in
Uganda twice a year and also pastored Hendrix Road Baptist Church in Florence, AL for the next five years. November 1,
2009 Tony resigned as pastor of Hendrix Road Baptist Church so that he and Kathy could return to Uganda with an
enlarged vision. They returned in April, 2010. To God be the glory, great things He has done and is doing.
| The Tony Stark family at Tony and Yesenia's wedding June 5, 2009 |