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American Family Association of Colorado
State Director


     The American Family Association of Tupelo, MS, under the leadership of Dr. Donald Wildmon, commissioned Rev. Tom Pedigo of Colorado Springs to be the AFA Colorado State Director. Tom has served as state director since 1996.



     Tom celebrates over 30 years of marriage with Cathy and has two grown children: Brian and Cara. For 20 years he pastored three churches. Rev. Pedigo came to Colorado believing it was a conservative state because of all the churches and Christian ministries located here. He says, "I was shocked to find out how many people are not ‘user-friendly’ toward Christians here. I thought this area would be the ‘Christian Hub of the West’ but I soon found out that there is a spiritual war going on here! It doesn’t matter what denominations or political persuasions are in this beautiful state. There needs to be a moving of God in a powerful way."


"The people of Colorado need to get back to our Judeo-Christian foundation and basic Bible morals."


     Tom continues to raise support for this faith ministry as he tries to build inroads into the churches of key cities - starting with El Paso County. When asked why he would want to begin another ministry in Colorado where there is Focus on the Family, Art of Family Living, Family Research Institute, and many similar groups, he said, "While the American Family Association is an ally with all these fine ministries, our goal is unique as we’re primarily concerned with morality and decency in the media."


"AFA is a grassroots organization that works specifically with Christians who want to make a difference."


     Tom has a burden to organize and galvanize believers to stand against the rising tide of indecency and immorality bombarding our nation via the media - television, movies, advertisements, radio, music, and the like. He says, "Christians are called to be ‘salt and light.’ We have the privilege and the Lord’s command to be active in our faith!" As a Christian movement dealing with our present "culture war," Tom is concerned that the "salt" is already being trampled under foot by men."

HIS GOAL: "Let’s reclaim our saltiness!"

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"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing anymore, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men..." Matthew 5:13, NASV

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A Note From Dr. Donald Wildmon

     "Many of you have been in the fight to preserve the family for several years. You know first hand the challenge facing us as we stand together on these issues in today's world. In recent years you have seen us make changes in the way we do battle against the forces that seek to destroy the family. We no longer can fight only on the national front, we must fight at the state and local levels as well."

     "We are most grateful for those of you who support AFA's national efforts. I am asking you also to consider helping Tom support his statewide AFA of CO. It is as important to have an active, cohesive effort in Colorado as it is on the national front."

      "There's no question that where AFA has had an organized statewide presence like we have in Michigan and Georgia, we have been able to do a much more effective job of getting pornoghraphy off convenience store shelves and seeing that laws against obscenity are enforced. We need that same presence in Colorado. Get in touch with Tom today and invite him to your church or organization."

      "Please prayerfully consider this appeal. As a strong supporter of the AFA, I know I can depend on you to do everything within your power to build a strong Colorado AFA."
Dr. Donald Wildmon, President & Founder of the American Family Association



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Personal Background

     Tom trusted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord at 12 years of age at a Baptist youth outing. He attended a Bible-believing church where the pastor and his youth leaders helped to lay a firm foundation. His belief system was further strengthened while in Campus Crusade for Christ at college. It was during his last year of student ministry (1973) that Tom felt called into the full-time pastoral ministry.

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     Tom and Cathy met at Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) while attending Campus Crusade for Christ in 1970. During Cathy's last year of college, Tom was an interim pastor of a small rural church in Colchester, Illinois. After Cathy's graduation, Tom attended Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (Lombard, IL). They were married in August of 1973 and have been blessed with two children. During this time, he was the Religion Editor of his university's weekly newspaper and the Editor of his seminary's monthly newsletter.

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     While working toward his Master of Divinity degree, he was the interim pastor at another small rural church in Big Rock, Illinois for three years. After graduation, he was ordained and pastored First Baptist Church of Big Rock for one more year before being called to Beatrice, Nebraska. Tom pastored in Beatrice for over five years and saw it grow from 100 to 300+ people. He then received a call to Saginaw, Michigan and pastored a larger church (650+ people with 5 on staff) for over nine years. Tom had a daily radio ministry called "Right to the Heart" and was on a weekly TV ministry called "Ask the Pastor." He also served for three years as the President of the Evangelical Ministerial Association in Michigan.

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      The call of God on Tom's life for ministry has burned into his soul. The desire of his heart is to motivate believers to make an impact and a positive change in this dark and decaying world. He wants believers to take their calling seriously and be "salt" and "light." His wife, Cathy, also has a burden to see Christians work together to make a difference in our society. The job description of the AFA is everything that burdens Tom's heart.



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