Thomas E. Rash, Pastor
Harvest Church of the Nazarene 

Thomas Rash was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan November 9, 1946 to Edward and Nora Bell Rash. He grew up in Lowell, Michigan where he attended Lowell Public Schools graduating in 1965. Following high school graduation, Pastor Rash attended Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois majoring in Religion and minoring in Greek. He graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Following college graduation he married Gail D. Fromm and they moved to Charlevoix, Michigan where he served as pastor of the Charlevoix Church of the Nazarene from 1969 until 1972.

Pastor Rash was ordained in 1971 in the Michigan District.

In 1972, the Rashes moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he attended Nazarene Theological Seminary, graduating in 1976 with the Master of Divinity degree.

After graduating from NTS he and Gail moved to Macon, Georgia where he became pastor of the Trinity Church of the Nazarene. Over the past thirty-one years, Pastor Rash has served churches in various parts of Georgia including Chattanooga Valley (Flintstone GA), Valdosta, Gainesville, Tifton, Blairsville and Savannah.

The Rashes were blessed with a daughter, Krista, in 1985.  She is married to Daniel Lucas and they live in Savannah.

The Rashes came to Savannah in November 2004 where he became pastor of the Harvest Church of the Nazarene.

In addition to pastoral duties, Reverend Rash served as secretary of the Georgia District for nineteen years from 1980 until 2000. He also served on the Georgia District Advisory Board of the Church of the Nazarene for two terms.

Pastor Rash is also accomplished on the Euphonium horn also known as the Baritone horn and he is an active member of the Savannah Winds community band.  He has a soothing singing voice which sounds best when harmonized with his wife and soul-mate, Gail.

 
Pastor Tom and Sister Gail ministering to the sick at St. Joseph's Hospital, January 2007