Pastor A. Thomas Hill
Pastor A. Thomas Hill is a pastor, author, songwriter, recording artist, playwright, producer, entrepreneur, and ministry leader whose life’s work has been dedicated to faith, worship, family, and the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
He is the Founder of Song Card Studios and SCS Publishing, creative platforms designed to produce inspirational music, personalized songs, and faith-centered content that celebrate life’s most meaningful moments. He is also the author of My Story His Glory, available on Amazon, a work that reflects his passion for helping others recognize God’s hand in the unfolding story of their lives.
Pastor Hill retired from IBM Corporation in 1991 after 20 years of service, dedicating himself fully to the work of ministry. Following his corporate career, he served for four years with Promise Keepers Men’s Ministry, a national movement focused on building Christian brotherhood, integrity, and accountability among men. In that role, he served as South Central Regional Director and also ministered as a worship leader for numerous Promise Keepers seminars and rallies throughout the United States and Canada. He also served as master of ceremonies for various Promise Keepers stadium conferences and Pastors’ Assemblies.
In addition to his work with Promise Keepers, Pastor Hill has taught worship seminars for Maranatha! Music and the National Coalition of Men’s Ministries, equipping worship leaders and ministry teams with biblical and practical foundations for worship.
Since the late 1980s, Pastor Hill has given his time and talents as a recording artist and songwriter, working with The Pentecostal Ambassadors and other national artists. His musical ministry has long been marked by passionate worship, heartfelt lyrics, and a commitment to lifting up the name of Jesus Christ. In April 2010, he recorded his first solo CD, Uncensored Worship, Unrestricted Praise, featuring the Passion Play favorite, “It Should Have Been Me.”
Pastor Hill has also served extensively in Christian theater. Alongside his sister, he has written, acted, and served as Co-Director for Upon This Rock Productions, a Christian theater company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, best known for its annual Easter Passion Play. After 40 years of presenting the annual Passion Play, Upon This Rock Productions retired the production in 2023. UTR continues its mission of using the arts to proclaim the gospel through smaller productions presented in a Christian dinner theatre environment at the new UTR Theater, located in the lower level of The Streams Church.
Pastor Hill currently serves as Senior Pastor of Healing Streams Word & Worship Center, also known as The Streams Church. The inaugural service for Healing Streams was held on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2003, at Pike Performing Arts Center in Indianapolis. During its first 14 months, the ministry held services in the historic Madame Walker Theatre in downtown Indianapolis before moving in September 2004 to a former Loews Theatre building at 4751 Century Plaza Road. In 2023, The Streams Church moved into its current home, located at 3425 Boulevard Place, in the heart of Indianapolis.
Prior to his current pastoral assignment, Pastor Hill served for several years as administrator and worship leader at Jesus Is The Word Church in Indianapolis. He also served six years as Associate Pastor of Outreach and Foreign Affairs for Eastern Star Church in Indianapolis, working alongside Senior Pastor Jeffrey A. Johnson, Sr.
Pastor Hill is a member of Reconciliation Ministries International, under the leadership and covering of Bishop Joseph Garlington of Covenant Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has also received his Master of Divinity degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Thomas and his wife, Carol, reside in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are the proud parents of three sons—Carlin, Troy, and Tyler—and the grateful grandparents of seven wonderful grandchildren.
Through preaching, teaching, worship, writing, music, theater, publishing, and pastoral care, Pastor A. Thomas Hill continues to use every gift entrusted to him to point others toward Christ, helping people discover that every story, when surrendered to God, can become a testimony of His glory.