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Derick Allen Pindroh is the Associate Pastor of Worship & Children's Ministries at Spring Creek Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Early Life
Derick was born in Lakewood, Ohio on July 17, 1968 to Gary and Marlene Pindroh. He is the youngest of three children (sister, Dawn and brother, Kurt). After Derick was born, his family moved to Greenville, South Carolina. His father became a Baptist Minister, and the family remained in South Carolina for 5 years. When Derick was 8 years old, his father began a pastorate at Central Baptist Church in Parma, Ohio, where he remained for 6 years.

High School Years
When Derick was 14, the family returned to South Carolina, when his father became the pastor at Rabun Creek Baptist in the town of Hickory Tavern. Derick attended Laurens District 55 High School, and was the first student from the school to be admitted to the South Carolina Governor's School's summer Theatre Program in 1985. Derick was active in the Choral and Drama departments at LDHS, and achieved a 1+ Rating at the 1986 Solo & Ensemble Competition, and was chosen for the SC Honor's All-State Choir in 1985 and 1986. He played the role of "Marryin' Sam" in the school production of "Li'l Abner" in 1985, and was "Curly McClain" in the school's production of "OKLAHOMA!" in 1986. Derick graduated in 1986, and was presented with the "Most Talented" senior award, as well as with the "Outstanding Performing Artist" award.

College Years
Derick then attended North Greenville College (Tigerville, SC) on a scholarship with the traveling musical ensemble, "Joyful Sound". While at North Greenville, Derick was active in the Theatre Department, playing the roll of "El Gallo" in "The FANTASTICKS", and "Demetrius" in "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream". After two years at North Greenville, Derick transferred to Charleston Southern University (formerly Baptist College at Charleston) in Charleston, South Carolina. He traveled with "New Vision", the Christian music ensemble, and was active in the Theatre department. He designed the lighting plan for the state premier of the musical "People Need the Lord". He also designed all of the blocking, and played the roll of "Kevin" in the production. Derick graduated from CSU in December of 1990, with a BA in Religion with at double-minor in Theatre/English.

Adult Years
Derick met and married his wife, Missie (Melissa Ann Richardson) in 1992, and they are the proud parents of 3 daughters and 1 son.

After several years in the Administrative field, and holding part-time positions at several churches (DayStar Baptist Fellowship and Enoree Baptist Church), Derick took a full-time position, in 1999, as Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church in Manvel, Texas. Derick was on staff at FBC for a year before moving to take the position of Associate Pastor at Maplewood Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tennessee. While at Maplewood, Derick was honored to receive the "Outstanding Growth in Worship" award, on behalf of the church, from the Billy Graham School of Evangelism. In November, 2003, Derick joined Spring Creek Baptist Church as interim Minister of Worship. He joined the staff as full-time Associate Pastor in April, 2004.

Derick has written several articles on Worship and Ministerial Relationships for LifeWay's "Let's Worship" and "Deacon" magazines.