Author: mnwibaptist

  • Vergil & Kelsey Brown

    Vergil & Kelsey Brown

    Vergil and Kelsey Brown planted a successful church in Portland. Ten years later, God called them to plant a new church in another, very different part of the city.  In this new location, Christianity is foreign to most residents, but many people are curious about spiritual topics.  Redemption Church has a passion for sharing the…

  • Don & Pam Lynch

    Don & Pam Lynch

    IMB missionaries Don and Pam Lynch live and serve in Belgium. The country ranks high on the number of suicides, people suffering from depression, and percentages of people who take antidepressants.  “If you have no hope for the future, you don’t have anything to look forward to. Life is either a great adventure or a…

  • Brandon & Ellen Hembree

    Brandon & Ellen Hembree

    God led Brandon and Ellen Hembree to start Impact Church when they became burdened for all the people coming to the Washington D.C. area who needed to hear the Gospel.  Not long after the Hembrees started Impact Church, the Afghan refugee crisis gave them the unique opportunity to share the love of Jesus with people…

  • Hurricane Helene Response

    Hurricane Helene Response

    Response update: October 2, 2024, 12:00 p.m.The full scope of devastation from Hurricane Helene is being realized as the floodwaters recede. At least 150 deaths have been confirmed, and millions are still without power. The impact is widespread across multiple states in the Southeast. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) teams are rapidly deploying to serve…

  • Marty & Chandler

    Marty & Chandler

    When Marty and Chandler were on the field, they saw intentional discipleship lead to church planting and multiplication in a refugee camp in the Middle East. They felt led to try this strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa, since it has been identified as the future epicenter of Christianity.  Marty trains seminary students to carry the gospel…

  • Clay Myatt

    Clay Myatt

    God showed Myatt that his hometown of Cleveland had a genuine need for Bible-believing churches. Myatt planted King’s Cross Church in the fastest-growing neighborhood in downtown Cleveland.  In fact, the first baptism at King’s Cross Church was a Brazilian woman who had a faith that was dormant before God stirred her heart. She had attended…