Terry Swanson was born and raised on a farm outside of Sioux City, Iowa until he left to attend Bible college where he met Vicki Wilson from Brewer, Maine. They were married in 1986 and began serving the Lord as school teachers in Geigertown, Pennsylvania. In 1991, they moved to Maine and became members of Faith Baptist Church in Orono where Terry was asked to serve as a deacon and then the minister of music. It was during this time that they had their four children: Allyssa, Devon, Ryan, and Lindsay.

In 2003, the Lord called Terry into full-time pastoral ministry, serving first as assistant pastor at Clinton Baptist Church and then as senior pastor in churches in both Maine and Iowa. In 2013, they moved to Wisconsin, where Terry accepted the position of Dean of Men and Professor of History at Baptist College of Ministry.

In August of 2024, Terry Swanson had the privilege of accepting the senior pastorate position at Faith Baptist Church of Deltona, Florida. He and his wife now serve faithfully to meet the needs of the people in the church and surrounding community. Pastor Swanson also leads chapel and 6th-12th grade boys’ Bible class at Deltona Christian School.