Who Is Tommy Bates? Net Worth, Age, & Wife (2024) (2024)

Tommy Bates is an American Pastor of Community Family Church. He owns Tommy Bates Ministries Inc., with a net worth of $500,000 in 2024.

He has been a pastor for over four decades and has 150K social media followers. He is a gifted singer, has launched three albums, and has sung over 70 songs. His entire family serves at CFC.

In this article, we’ll see who Tommy E Bates is, his early life, education, family, wife, sons, daughter, career, ministry, net worth, etc. Keep reading!

Tommy Bates’ Age

Pastor Tommy E Bates was born to his parents in Northern Kentucky, United States, on March 10, 1956. As of 2024, he is 67 years old. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He receives thousands of birthday wishes on social media every March 10.

Tommy Bates’ Nationality & Religion

Pastor Tommy was born and raised in a Christian family in Northern Kentucky. He now lives in Independence, Kentucky. He is an American national and follows Christianity. His ethnicity is white.

Tommy Bates’ Education

Pastor Tommy completed primary and high school at a public school in Northern Kentucky. He excelled in his studies and prospered in his educational career. After that, he attended Northern Kentucky University and pursued a bachelor of arts and master of arts in education.

Tommy Bates’ Family

Pastor Tommy was born to his father, ‘Big’ Tom Thomas D Bates, and his mother, Janice Bates. They married on August 2, 1953. They have been married for over 70 years.

His father is a 90-year-old man. He still leads old-time hymns at Community Family Church, such as I’ll Be Satisfied and What a Friend We Have In Jesus. He is a businessman and served as the owner and chief operator of Southern Buff Company.

Pastor Tommy’s mother was born on February 9. She is also in her late 80s. She is a true woman of God. She has years of experience in the full-gospel movement. Ladies at Community Family Church seek spiritual wisdom from her.

Pastor Tommy grew up with his two sisters, Vickie and Brenda. His elder sister, Vickie Bates Farley, has married preacher’s kid Lane Farley since 1972. She gave her to Jesus Christ the same year.

Vickie and her husband served at Community (Pentecostal) Family Church for over a decade until they launched their ministry in 1984. Now, they both serve at CFC.

Vickie is a piano player and has appeared on Trinity Broadcasting Network. Her husband is a preacher, associate pastor, and leader of the School of Ministry at their family church.

Pastor Tommy’s baby sister, Brenda Bates Taylor. She dedicated her life to Jesus at six. She has been married to Terry Taylor since 1988. They served at CFC for over a decade until they joined World Harvest Church in Columbus in 1988.

The couple rejoined CFC in 2008; now, Brenda is an office manager, and her husband is an associate pastor. Their two daughters also serve in the Church.

Tommy Bates’ Wife

Pastor Tommy married her wife, Tara M. Blanton, on December 14, 1979. They met at Northern Kentucky University and have been married for about 45 years. They are blessed with three kids: a daughter and two sons.

Tara served in the CFC for over 30 years. She was a bus captain and taught Sunday School. She pursued her bachelor of arts in education from Northern Kentucky University and two master of arts in education from Georgetown College and Northcentral University.

After completing her education, she started teaching at Community Christian Academy, became the principal in 1991, and still works there. Her kids are also graduated from the same school. She is active in the Oral Robert University Educational Fellowship.

Tommy Bates’ Sons

The couple is blessed with three kids. Their first son, Thomas Eric Bates, was born in 1980. He is 43 years old. He has a BA, BS, and MA from Northern Kentucky University. He has a Ph.D. from Union Institute & University.

He is an executive pastor at CFC, an administrator at their ministry, and a part-time anthropology teacher at NKU. He is married to Erin Bates and has five children.

Pastor Tommy’s second son, Joshua Eugene Bates, was born in 1982 and is 41 years old. He holds a BS in mathematics and an MA in teaching from NKU. He is a small group pastor at CFC, is married to Megan, and has four kids.

Tommy Bates’ Daughter

Pastor Tommy’s third child and only daughter, Ashley Elizabeth Bates, was born in 1986 and is 37 years old. She holds a BA in communication from NKU. She is a vocalist and singer at CFC, married to Will Bernal-Ramirez, and has four kids.

Tommy Bates’ Wiki

Pastor Tommy experienced salvation at the young of five. He received the Holy Ghost at six. He is a gifted singer who can also play guitar, piano, and banjo. He dedicated himself to God completely at 16.

From 1978 to 1981, he taught at a public school in Kentucky, where he worked with school staff to develop a social studies curriculum at primary school. He left teaching in 1981.

He joined Community Family Church as an interim pastor in April 1981. He became the Senior Pastor within four months in August 1981. He has grown the church’s congregation from 80 people to thousands. The church owns 113 acres of property in Independence, KA.

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Besides that, Pastor hosts his TV show, Bridging The Gap, was a special guest on Up On Melody Mountains for years, and has been featured on The Christian Television Network, TBN, The Inspirational Network, TBN, etc.

Being a gifted singer, Pastor Bates has released three albums: My Soul Must Be Blessed (2009), God’s Git It (2013), and Walking In His Shadows (2019). He has sung over 70 songs.

Tommy Bates’ Net Worth

Pastor Tommy is the senior pastor of Community Family Church in Independence, Kentucky. He is also the founder of Tommy Bates Ministries Inc.

His main sources of income are his ministry and the music CDs he sells on his website for about $10, $13, and $15 each. In 2022, his ministry earned a revenue of $130k, expenses of $85k, and a net income of $45k.

The ministry has over $590k in total assets and $65k in total liabilities. The revenue and assets are growing every year. It faced losses in 2021 and 2020 but was profitable before that.

His elder son, Thomas, is the ministry’s president, director, and trustee who works 15 hours per week and earns a salary of $5,000. As of 2024, Pastor Tommy Bates has an estimated net worth of $500,000.

Community Family Church YouTube channel has over 20k subscribers with 550+ videos, gaining over 5 million views. Their most-viewed video has over 220k views. They uploaded the first video on September 13, 2009.

Pastor Tommy has over 2.5k followers on Instagram, 115k on Facebook, and 1.5k on Twitter (X). In total, he has over 150k followers on social media.

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