| MISSIONS: A GLOBAL VISION |
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It is the desire of the Grace Baptist Church to be obedient to the command of our Lord Jesus who said, “go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature”......Mark 16:15. We understand that to mean in our community, in our nation, and in the world. In order to reach the lost in our nation and in our world, we send missionaries who have been called to a specific area and to a specific people to preach the Gospel. We do this through Faith Promise Giving, which means that what God gives to us, we give back to Him. The missionaries that we support are committed to establishing autonomous Baptist Churches throughout the world. Our church gives thousands of dollars each year to accomplish this endeavor. The Missionaries Supported by Grace Baptist Church are:
Calvin Gardner: Brother Gardner and his family are missionaries to the country of He is in church planting work primarily, but also conducts related ministries such as:
Their sending church is Wooster Baptist Temple of Wooster, Ohio; their pastor is Floyd Koenig
John Hawkins: Brother John and his wife, Rebecca, were both born and raised in In addition to church planting, they have established a training seminary to prepare young men for the ministry. They also conduct a river ministry along the Rio Negro River. Their sending church is the Oak Trail Baptist Church of Granbury, Texas. Mike Whisenant is their pastor.
Greek Missions: The Athens church is sponsored by Oak Trail Baptist Church of
Terry Spears: Brother Terry and his wife, Cynthia, have been serving in the Terry and his family are members of Grace Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas, which is their sending church. Their pastor is Dan W. Cozart.
 Tom Montgomery: Lissa and I have been missionaries in Mexico City since 1983. We have three children: Mark, Luke and Carolyn. We are presently involved in the following ministries:Church planting: We presently have 4 missions and churches in the metro area. The newest mission has a strong group of upper income folks as well as professionals. The attendance averages 100 adults each week and this mission is presently considering purchasing a permanent meeting place.
Training national pastors and workers: We hold a monthly pastor’s Institute in the countries of Guatemala and Nicaragua. The Guatemalan Institute has an average of 30 men who attend each session and the Nicaraguan Institute has an attendance of between 70-90.
Translation, publishing, radio and Internet: We continue a translation and publishing ministry that includes printing and sending books throughout Latin America. Our Spurgeon translation project is the largest source of sound sermons in Spanish on the Internet. Our audio sites enjoy over 15,000 mp3 downloads per month. We have a Sunday evangelistic radio program in Mexico City.
Our desire is to see biblical awakening and revival come to Latin America and a great harvest of souls.
Brother Montgomery's sending church is the Covenant Baptist Church of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. His pastor is Daniel Chamberlin. |
Brazil. He and his wife, Peggy, have been serving the Lord in Brazil for 32 years. They have five grown children, four of whom are at home helping in the ministry.
Brazil by missionary parents. After they married, they returned to Brazil in 1978 as missionaries. They have three grown sons, two of whom serve in the military.
Granbury, Texas. Mike Whisenant is the pastor. The church is currently under the pastoral leadership of Eze Nwoke, who is a citizen of Greece. The church meets in a building located in the heart of the city.
Philippines since 1998. Cynthia is a natural born citizen of the Philippines. Terry was raised in the Philippines by his missionary parents. After Bible School training in the states, Terry and Cynthia returned to fulfill their calling to carry the Gospel to the Filipino people. They have two sons, Chris (18) and Bryce (9). Chris is currently studying at Pensacola Christian College where he is pursuing a career in the medical field.