Marc Smith
Pastor
Bro. Marc was born on February 6, 1969 in Apple Valley California. His father (Dr. Don Smith) worked for AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service) and moved frequently with his job.
Shortly after Bro. Smith’s birth, his dad transferred to Colorado Springs, Colorado. His childhood saw him moving to Okinawa, Japan then to Dallas, Texas and then to Munich, Germany. Most of Bro. Smith’s Junior High and High School years were spent at Munich American High School only to move again between his Junior and Senior years.
After moving to Monterey, California he would graduate high school from North Monterey County High. Shortly after graduation he followed his parents to Tucson, Arizona where he attended Pima Community College.
In 1988 he would transfer to Pensacola Christian College in Florida. It was at PCC he laid the Biblical foundation for his future in the ministry. In 1990 he accepted a management position in the restaurant industry. So, Bro. Smith would spend the next 25 years in management positions with companies such as Pizza Hut, Braum’s, Sam’s Club Warehouse and Big Lot’s.
Bro. Smith married his childhood sweetheart whom he first met at Brook Hollow Baptist Church in DeSoto, Texas for the first time in the early 70’s. He was a mere 7 years old and she was 5. Going their separate ways in life only to meet up again. It was true love at first sight. Bro. Smith and his wife Sharla married on June 3rd, 1995. They are the proud parents of seven children, four girls Dallas, Aubree, Killeen, Addison, and three boys Tucker, Cash and Laredo.
Though working secular job’s, he remained active in the local church. Sharla and he served faithfully under the ministry of Dr. Clyde Box at Brook Hollow Baptist Church in DeSoto, Texas holding positions such as junior high boys Sunday school teacher, Junior Church, bus ministry, college and career and adult singles. He would serve as head usher; church building maintenance and would be ordained as a deacon.
In 2001, Bro. Smith was approached by Pastor Lee Payne to come on staff of Harvest Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas as youth pastor. Sharla and he served faithfully for one year building a youth group from ground up to a thriving youth program running twenty plus in attendance.
In 2002 his father founded Landmark Independent Baptist Church in Corsicana, Texas. God laid it upon his and Sharla’s heart to assist his father in the founding of that church. It was under his father’s leadership and Godly wisdom that he credits his training for the ministry. Under his father’s leadership he would hold the positions of youth pastor, assistant pastor, and co-pastor. In 2008 he was ordained and became senior pastor of Landmark Independent Baptist Church. Over the next ten years he would work to grow the church and eventually move its location from a downtown storefront to a freestanding building on the west side of Corsicana, Texas.
On Easter Sunday 2019 Landmark Baptist church merged with Bible Baptist Church in Ennis, Texas to form Ambassador Baptist Church where he currently serves as Pastor.
