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Bennett
Josh and Ashley Bennett Josh and Ashley Bennett are lead church planters at Awaken FWB Church in Tifton, GA. Josh was born in Tifton, spent summers there as a child, and went to ABAC, a local college in the community. It was as a student at ABAC that God first placed...
Brazil
Dylan and Katie Brazil Dylan and Katie Brazil are associate church planters serving as two-year interns at Ho’omana Church in Hilo, Hawaii, where they work alongside lead planters Armon and Yvette Jorden and fellow associate planters Russell and Aileen Hylton. After...
Castro
Amilcar and Mayra Castro Amilcar and Mayra Castro are cross-cultural church planters in the Hispanic ministry at Cultivate FWB Church in Athens, Alabama where they serve with Joel and Melanie Franks and BJ and Joann Eaton. The Castro family comes to Cultivate from El...
Cominskie
Devin and Victoria Cominskie Devin and Victoria Cominskie serve as lead church planters at Living Hope Free Will Baptist Church in Skokie, Illinois, a partnership between the Illinois Free Will Baptist Mission Board and North American Ministries. Skokie, a diverse...
Correa
José and Suhey Correa José and Suhey Correa and their children serve in the Inglesia Bautista Libre de Puerto Rico. The diverse island of Puerto Rico is home to approximately three million people and receives millions of visitors each year. In addition to serving in...
Davenport
Chris and Megan Davenport Chris and Megan Davenport are lead church planters at The Bridge Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The first of its kind, The Bridge is a unique replant work between a local church, The Donelson Fellowship of Nashville, TN, and NAM. Before...
Dillard
Amos and Melissa Dillard We are excited to lead a disciple-making movement in Chula Vista, CA, and plant City Lights Church, a church plant that will in turn plant more churches. Chula Vista is located in Southern California between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. It...
Eaton
BJ and Joann Eaton BJ and Joann Eaton are associate church planters serving with leads Joel and Melanie Franks and Hispanic ministry planters Amilcar and Mayra Castro at Cultivate FWB Church in Athens, Alabama. BJ and Joann play a vital role at Cultivate, primarily...
Elliott
Danny and Dawn Elliott After nearly nine years of serving in Quebec, Canada, Danny and Dawn Elliott relocated to the Buffalo, NY area to join the NorthPoint FWB Church planting team. The Elliotts are working to plant a second NorthPoint location in the West Seneca...
Feight
Justin and Allison Feight Justin and Allison Feight are church planters to Jamestown, North Dakota. They have three children, Abigail, Benjamin, and Daniel. Ohio natives, the Feights previously ministered at Columbus First FWB, where Justin pastored before making the...
Franks
Joel and Melanie Franks Joel and Melanie Franks are lead church planters at Cultivate FWB Church in Athens, Alabama, where they serve with associates BJ and Joann Eaton and Amilcar and Mayra Castro. Joel comes to NAM from a long and successful pastorate in Glasgow,...
Franks
Caleb Franks Caleb and Cadence Franks serve alongside the Bennetts and the Suggs as associate church planters at Awaken FWB Church in Tifton, GA, where Caleb serves as the Next Gen Pastor. The Franks minister to teens and young adults while training under Awaken’s...
Goode
Ed and Rachel Goode Ed and Rachel Goode are lead church planters at The Bridge FWB Church. The Bridge Church is a joint church plant project between the Illinois FWB Mission Board and North American Ministries. Serving alongside the Goodes are the Garretts, FWBNAM...
Gomez
Rufo and Maria Gomez Dr. Rufo and Maria Gomez are seasoned church planters and true multiplication leaders. Dr. Gomez has been involved in discipling and training ministerial students for many years. Currently, the Gomez family is working to plant Ministerio...
Clayton Hampton
Clayton and Tammy Hampton Clayton and Tammy Hampton are the lead church planters at Summit FWB Church in Missoula, MT. The Hamptons have been involved in church planting for many years, and it was their son Josh (associate planter) who first felt called to begin a new...
Hanshaw
Matt and Becky Hanshaw Matt and Becky Hanshaw are lead church planters at Hilltop FWB in Ardmore, Oklahoma. They have two daughters, Jovie and Myla. Both graduates of Randall University, the Hanshaws previously ministered at Ponca City FWB, where Matt served as youth...
Hernandez
Jaime and Abigail Hernandez Jaime and Abigail Hernandez are NAM cross-cultural church planters in Greenville, NC. After serving as planters in Indiana for 13 years, Jaime and his family moved to North Carolina in 2014 to restart the NAM Hispanic Bible Institute and...
Houghton
Dan and Kami Houghton Dan and Kami Houghton are planting Connect Church in Burlington, Vermont. After leaving a corporate career to pursue ministry, God led the Houghtons to Vermont where Kami was born and raised and where Dan went to high school. Recently, God has...
Huff
Jeremy and Rebekah Huff Jeremy and Rebekah Huff are associate church planters at Bridge FWB Church in Champaign, IL, where they minister alongside lead planters Ed and Rachel Goode in a joint project with the Illinois State Mission Board. They have three young sons -...
Hylton
Russell and Aileen Hylton Russell and Aileen Hylton are associate church planters at Ho’omana Church - A Free Will Baptist Fellowship in Hilo, Hawaii where they serve with lead planters Armon and Yvette Jorden. They have two children, Cy and Aizha. Before ministering...
James
Dwayne and Tina James Dwayne and Tina James are the lead planters at Renew FWB Church in Jackson, TN, where they minister alongside associate planters Kip and Megan McNeill. Renew Church is a replant partnered with NAM and the TN State Home Missions Board. The Jameses...
Jamison
Joe and Kari Jamison Joe and Kari Jamison serve as associate planters at The Well FWB Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan, alongside lead planters Greg and Hailey Smith. Originally from Oklahoma, the Jamisons were active members of West Tulsa FWB Church before feeling a...
Jiménez
Julio and Marisol Jiménez Julio and Marisol Jiménez lead 24/7 Espanol, the Hispanic ministry at 24/7 Church in Sevierville, TN. 24/7 Church is an active FWBNAM church plant led by Chad and Paula Kivette and associates Marcus and Tonya Stephens. In 2022, Julio,...
Johnson
Levi Johnson Levi Johnson is a ministry support leader at The Altar church in San Diego, CA. NAM’s newest California-based plant, The Altar SD is led by a dedicated team that includes lead planters Christopher and Ashly Littlecreek and fellow ministry support leader...
Jorden
Armon and Yvette Jorden Armon and Yvette Jorden are church planters at Ho’omana Church - A Free Will Baptist Fellowship in Hilo, Hawaii. Armon was saved through the ministry of a NAM church plant in Grand Junction, CO, and he is one of the first second-generation NAM...
Kilgore
Jim and Tracey Kilgore Jim and Tracey Kilgore are planting a new church in the China Spring area of Waco, Texas in partnership with the Texas state mission board. Jim has felt a burden for Waco for several years, and they are excited about following God's calling into...
Kimbrell
Stephen and Lauren Kimbrell Stephen and Lauren Kimbrell are church planters at Grace City Church in Irvine, California. Irvine is located in Orange County, CA, and is the sixth most populated county in the United States with three million people. It is also home to...
Kivette
Chad and Paula Kivette In a unique ministry opportunity, North American Ministries is partnering with seasoned church planters Chad and Paula Kivette to lead a church revitalization work at First Free Will Baptist Church in Amory, Mississippi, now New Life FWB Church....
Landers
David and Taylor Landers David and Taylor Landers are lead church planters at Discover FWB Church in Holly Springs, NC. David and Taylor both attended Welch College and have ministered in Free Will Baptist churches in Georgia and Virginia. They have four children -...
Lewis
Jonathan and Robin Lewis Jonathan and Robin Lewis serve as associate church planters at Free Church in Pueblo West, Colorado, alongside lead church planters Lory and Danielle Rawlinson. Their passion for the ministry is rooted in both a deep personal connection to...
Lindsay
Daniel and Darby Lindsay Daniel and Darby Lindsay are associate church planters at Summit FWB Church in Missoula, MT, where they serve alongside Josh and Kimberly Hampton and Clayton and Tammy Hampton. They have two sons – Duncan and Drake. According to local surveys...
Littlecreek
Christopher and Ashly Littlecreek Christopher and Ashly Littlecreek are church planters in San Diego, CA, and have two adult children. Originally from California, the Littlecreeks served in youth ministry at Harmony FWB Church in Fresno, CA, for 10 years before...
Mackie
Caleb and Sara Mackie Caleb and Sara Mackie are associate church planters at Quest FWB Church in Waco, TX. They serve alongside leads Jim and Tracey Kilgore who launched Quest in 2022. Before church planting, the Mackies ministered in Tennessee FWB churches for...
Madden
Corbin and Erica Madden Corbin and Erica Madden are associate church planters in Bozeman, MT, where they serve with leads Seth and Lacey Price. Before joining the Bozeman team, Corbin pastored in Springfield, TN, and worked at D6 Family Ministry while Erica ministered...
Matlock
Cody and Tori Matlock Cody and Tori Matlock moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma in August of 2023, where they serve as associate church planters at Hilltop FWB Church, a revitalization effort led by fellow church planters Matt and Becky Hanshaw. The Matlocks both attended...
McKenzie
Travis and Melissa McKenzie Travis and Melissa McKenzie are lead church planters at Compassion FWB Church in Ashland, Ohio. Though there is a large evangelical presence in this north-central Ohio community, the McKenzies felt led to plant Compassion Church there...
McNeill
Kip and Megan McNeill Kip and Megan McNeill are associate church planters at Renew FWB Church in Jackson, TN, where they serve with lead planters, and Megan’s parents, Dwayne and Tina James. Renew Church is a replant work partnered with NAM and the TN State Home...
Morell
Hansel and Ellie Morell Hansel and Ellie Morell serve as the lead planters of Cedar City Church in Lebanon, TN, a joint church plant between NAM and The Donelson Fellowship (TDF) in Nashville. Both Nashville natives, they spent several years ministering at TDF, where...
Osborne
David and Ashley Osborne David and Ashley Osborne are joint project church planters with the Virginia State Mission Board and North American Ministries planting Faith FWB Church in Wytheville, Virginia. David obtained a degree in pastoral theology from Southeastern...
Owens
Jesse and Tiffany Owens Jesse and Tiffany Owens are church planters at Immanuel FWB Church in Gallatin, Tennessee. This is a unique church plant in that NAM, Welch College, and Immanuel Church are working together to encourage church planting through internships....
Phillips
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Portillo
Joel and Viviana Portillo Joel and Viviana Portillo are cross-cultural church planters at Connection FWB Church - A Hispanic Ministry in Louisville, KY. Before moving to Kentucky, the Portillos ministered in Fort Myers, FL, for over a decade, faithfully serving their...
Rawlinson
Lory and Danielle Rawlinson Lory and Danielle Rawlinson serve as lead church planters at Free Will Baptist Church in Pueblo West, Colorado. This Pueblo plant is a joint project between NAM and Florence First Free Will Baptist Church (SC), where Lory previously...
Price
Seth and Lacey Price Seth and Lacey Price are lead church planters in Bozeman, MT. Before becoming church planters, the Prices ministered in Tennessee where Seth pastored Cookeville FWB Church and Lacey taught special education. They have two children – Shaylee and...
Smith
Layton and Stephanie Smith Layton and Stephanie Smith are lead church planters at a brand-new church plant in Sumterville, Florida. This new plant is a joint project between North American Ministries (NAM) and the Florida State Mission Board. Though they are new to...
Smith
Greg and Hailey Smith Greg and Hailey Smith are lead planters at The Well FWB Church in Ypsilanti, MI. The Well is a joint replant work partnered with NAM, The Donelson Fellowship of Nashville, TN, and the Michigan State Mission Board. Ypsilanti is home to Eastern...
Smith
Isaiah and anna Smith Isaiah and Anna Smith are associate church planters at Equip FWB Church in Hickory, NC. Equip Church, a joint project with the NC State Mission Board, launched in 2023 under the leadership of lead planters Brandon and Shelly Smith. Isaiah serves...
Smith
Brandon and Shelly Smith Brandon and Shelly Smith are lead church planters at Equip FWB Church in Hickory, NC. Before church planting, Brandon and his family ministered at Fairview FWB in Marion, NC. The Smiths have three sons - Landon, Jordan, and Joshua. Home of the...
Spruill
Carl and Cynthia Spruill Carl and Cynthia Spruill are church planters serving on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, in the areas of Kaneohe and Waipahu. Sadly, nearly 60% of Hawaiian residents claim no religious affiliation. Carl's grandparents, Luther and Helen Sanders,...
Stephens
Marcus and Tonya Stephens Marcus and Tonya Stephens are the lead planters at 24/7 FWB Church in Sevierville, Tennessee. They serve as joint project church planters with the TN State Mission Board and minister alongside 24/7 Español planters Julio and Marisol Jiménez....
Suggs
Shane and Jamie Suggs Shane and Jamie Suggs are associate church planters with Josh and Ashley Bennett and Caleb and Cadence Franks at Awaken FWB Church in Tifton, Georgia. Shane's responsibilities at Awaken include leadership development, business operations,...
Weaver
Jason and Holly Weaver Jason and Holly Weaver are planting the Lifegate Free Will Baptist Church in Winchester, VA. Winchester is located between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains in the northwest part of Virginia. It is a growing area that is steeped in...
Webster
Frank and Debbie Webster Frank and Debbie Webster are church planters working to establish Connect FWB Church in The Villages, FL. The Websters are no strangers to NAM as Frank previously served on the NAM board and ministered as the State Mission Director for...
Williams
Leah Williams Leah Williams is a member of the San Diego, CA church planting team led by Christopher and Ashly Littlecreek. The daughter of veteran NAM church planters, Brian and Emily Williams (NorthPoint FWB Church), Leah is well-acquainted with NAM and church...
Willis
Kris and Tana Willis Kris and Tana Willis are church planters at Family Life Fellowship FWB Church in Anchorage, Alaska. Before becoming career church planters, the Willises had an active ministry at Cramerton FWB in Cramerton, NC, and at Capitol FWB in Sacramento,...
Wooton
Gene and Angela Wooton Gene and Angela Wooton serve on the beautiful island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They have four boys – Gene, Seth, Cole, and Levi. The Wootons and their team lead Free Will Baptist Church and Free Will Baptist Christian School where...