Thomas F. Leake was called by God’s grace to be the church planter and then Senior Pastor of Hope Bible Church in Columbia, MD for 24 years. He received his Master of Arts degree in Theology from Capital Bible Seminary, and in 1997 obtained his Master of Divinity degree from The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, CA. He was the founder of Grace Advance Mid-Atlantic (GAMA), a fellowship of like-minded expository churches in the region, and served on the Board of Directors. He served as the founder and president of the GAMA Bible Institute (GBI), which offers biblical and theological studies taught by pastors-teachers through-out the mid-Atlantic region. He was blessed with a godly wife, believing grown children, and a loving church congregation. You can listen to Pastor Tom on WAVA 105.1 FM, read his blogs at Discover Hope Today, or visit Hope Bible Church in Columbia, MD. He faithfully served the body of Christ until his death in 2021 from stage 3 pancreatic cancer.