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Rev. Shawn R. Thornton Senior Pastor, Bible Center Church Trusted Christ at the age of four - committed to vocational ministry at fourteen B.A. Appalachian Bible College, Bradley, WV M.Div. Capital Bible Seminary, Lanham, MD Ordained by Twin Branch Bible Church, Mishawaka, Indiana Assistant Pastor, Limerick Chapel, Limerick, PA - 1992-1995 Bible and Biblical Greek Instructor, Appalachian Bible College - 1995-1997 Senior Pastor, Bible Center Church, Charleston, WV - 1997-present Family: Married Lesli Russell in June, 1990. She is an elementary school teacher who currently is a stay-at-home mom. Shawn and Lesli have three children: Jonathan , Katie  and Megan .