Reverend Tommy Clark is a minister ordained by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He grew up in Lewisburg, the son of Tom and Patty Clark. He graduated from Cornersville High School in 1997. In 2008 he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University. In 2009 he moved to Memphis, Tennessee to attend Memphis Theological Seminary. While enrolled in seminary and living in Midtown Memphis, he developed a love for people affected by homelessness and a passion for Urban Ministry. In 2012 he founded the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry (UBFM), a ministry that provides meals, basic needs, and relationships to people on the streets of Memphis. In 2013 this ministry became a non-profit organization in Downtown Memphis. He graduated from Memphis Theological Seminary in 2013 with a Masters of Divinity. In 2014 he accepted a call to pastor McCain’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Tennessee.

In 2015 Tommy returned to Memphis Theological Seminary and graduated on May 2019 with a Doctorate in Ministry. He now resides in Columbia where he continues to pastor McCain’s CPC, remotely serves the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry in Memphis, and is developing the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry in Nashville and other various cities in the U.S. In the near future Tommy hopes to acquire a position teaching at a local college or university. In addition to ministry, Tommy is a devoted runner, cyclist, and outdoors enthusiast.

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Tommy Clark and his family celebrate his graduation from the Memphis Theological Seminary with a Doctorate in Ministry.