Thurman has been the Pastor of New Song Community Church (PCA), in the Sandtown community of inner-city Baltimore, MD, since February of 2000. Prior to that, he served as the Minister of Outreach and Youth at Faith Christian Fellowship Church (PCA), also in the city of Baltimore, for 5 years while completing his Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) at Chesapeake Theological Seminary. Before serving at Faith, he was on staff for 4 years with the ministry of Young Life. Thurman has been married to his lovely wife, Evie, for 15 years and they have been blessed with four beautiful children, Charvez, Shaquana, Joshua, and Caleb. Thurman serves as a member of the PCA’s Mission to North America Committee and has served as the chairman of Chesapeake Presbytery’s Urban and Mercy Ministries Committee. Thurman completed his Doctor of Ministry degree at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis in 2011, with his dissertation entitled, “Christ-Centered Preaching in Hip Hop Culture.” Thurman has accepted a call as an Associate Pastor at Grace and Peace Fellowship in St. Louis, and will be moving there in July.
