pastor thomas hankins
Pastor Thomas comes to Gaddis UMC after spending two years as the Pastor for Spiritual Care and Clinical Services at Methodist Healthcare Ministries, in San Antonio, TX. Prior to this, he served as a hospital chaplain in both San Antonio and Chicago and spent years in strategic planning roles at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX. Thomas is a proud graduate of the University of Tennessee and Garrett Theological Seminary, where he developed a passion for pastoral care and the liberating gospel of Jesus Christ. He has a heart for people from any walk of life and cares deeply about seeing God’s love, justice, and equity carried out in communities and in the lives of people everywhere. Pastor Thomas looks forward to being a part of the community in Comfort, walking and kayaking along the Guadalupe, and to growing alongside the congregation at Gaddis UMC.