Evangelist Tom Gilliam is a 1974 graduate of the Bob Jones Institute in Greenville, South Carolina. He was a full-time pastor for 18 years in Athens, Georgia.

In April of 1991 the Lord called him into full-time Evangelism. Since that time he has traveled full-time. The Lord has richly blessed his ministry and opened many doors from Alaska, and Canada, to the southeast. 

He and his wife of 36 years, Beth, have three sons: John, Chuck and Joseph. John, 34, is married to Ali. They have one daughter, Zoe, and one son Levi. John is a businessman and builder. Chuck, 32, is married to Julie and they have four children, Abby, Megan and Charlie and Claire. Chuck is the Middle School Principal at Eagles Landing Christian School in McDonough, Georgia. Joseph, 30, is married to Sabrina, and has one son, Noah and one daughter, Georgia. They live in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he is the pastor of Reformed Baptist Church.