Gideons International

Gloucester County Camp

The Gideons are organized in 191 countries but the work of the FBC supported group is mostly in Gloucester County. Gideons place Bibles in hotels and motels and distribute New Testaments in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, schools, colleges, and prisons. Bibles are also given to military personnel, police, and fire personnel. The Auxiliary places Bibles in Doctor and Dentist offices and gives New Testaments to medical personnel in hospitals and health care facilities. For more information about Gideons International, visit their website at Gideons.org.

Janet McKinney

Gospel Ministries to Children

Through Gospel Ministries to Children, Janet has been the director of Bible Clubs in local elementary schools and summer Backyard Bible Clubs for over 20 years. She reaches out to children with Bible lessons at parks, private homes, and public schools. In addition, she often provides VBS programs for local churches and is available to assist with children’s programs.

Michael’s Ministry

Michael’s Ministry originated at FBC as a result of Michael Sottile’s homegoing. It was Michael’s desire that his testimony be used to carry the gospel to others who are in physical pain and may be open to the gospel during their time of need. This is done by distributing Here’s Hope Bibles free of charge to those who are hurting. For more information about Michael's Ministry, visit their website at MichaelsMinistry.org.

Bill and Amy Ashe (FBC Members)

Evangelical Church Missions—Navajo, New Mexico

Bill and Amy work with Evangelical Church Missions—Navajo in New Mexico. They work with the youth, train leaders, and do evangelical outreach through developing relationships with people in their community.

Bill and Terri Norton (FBC members)

Educational Furlough

Bill and Terri are on educational furlough at this time. They are currently living in a missionary apartment at Spruce Street Baptist Church in Newtown Square, PA. Bill is enrolled full-time at Lancaster Bible College in their Degree Completion Program and is scheduled to graduate in May 2011 with a Bachelors Degree in Bible. When Bill is not in class or working on assignments, he is actively involved in the ministry at Spruce Street. He takes care of many maintenance projects as well as overseeing the Jr/Sr High Youth group. Bill and Terri teach Children’s Worship as well as VBS. During the school year Terri travels to Morgantown, PA on Thursday afternoons to teach a CEF Good News Club in the public elementary school.

Marvin and Denise Robinson

Mission to the Americas—New York

Marvin and Denise serve the Lord in Rochester, NY through Mission to the Americas. This is an urban ministry, which helps to bring the hope of Jesus Christ to despairing areas. In addition to church services and Bible studies, food and clothing are provided for the homeless and tutoring, after school programs, and schools supplies are provided for children.

John and Diane Spadafora

CrossWorld USA

John Spadafora serves the Lord with CrossWorld Missions as Director of Church Relations in Haverford, PA. John’s goal through CrossWorld is to challenge the church to pursue God’s agenda of making disciples of all nations. John also speaks in many churches in the area. John and his wife Diane had formerly spent several years in Italy as church planters.

John and Dasia Abramovich

BCM International—Poland

John and Dasia are serving the Lord through Bible Centered Ministries International in Poland. In addition to the responsibilities at their own church, John preaches and teaches in local churches every Sunday. They are also involved weekly with ministries to students and teenagers. During the summer they serve in children’s camps. They also work with mentally challenged youth.

Children’s Fellowship of India, Inc.

Children’s Fellowship of India develops and strengthens the Christian Church in India. Their campus houses over 100 children, fulfilling their purpose of meeting the spiritual and physical needs of children in India. To learn more about Children's Fellowship of India, visit their website at CFIndia.org.

Steve and Sandy Morad

Africa Inland Mission

The Morads serve with Africa Inland Mission at the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. Steve teaches in and heads the Historical Studies Department of the NEGST training African scholars, Bible school teachers, pastors, missionaries, and evangelists. Sandy assists the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in the support and development of theological training programs at NEGST, and she supervises and cares for 40 AIM missionaries serving in a variety of ministries in the greater Nairobi area.

Ivan Petrash

Slavic Gospel Association

Reverend Ivan Petrash is a pastor in Vyzaniki, Russia where he shepherds a small, but growing group of believers in the Vladimir region. Rev. Petrash is a church planter with a special concern for the youth in Vyzaniki. He lives with his wife, Larisa and his 5 sons-Konstantin, Anton, Ura, David, and Ruvim and his daugher, Marina.

Dan and Diana Richner

Association of Baptists for World Evangelism

Dan and Diana have been missionaries with ABWE for over 25 years and the past 15 years have served as church planters in south Brazil. They are currently planting a church named Cai Valley Baptist Church in a small city named Sao Sebastiao do Cai near Porto Alegre. The plan is to turn the entire work over to Brazilian leadership by the beginning to 2011.

Dr. Susan Robbins (FBC Member)

International Institute for Christian Studies—Lithuania

Susan Robbins serves the Lord through International Institute for Christian Studies at Klaipeda University in Lithuania. She teaches philosophy and literature classes from a Christian perspective. She also seeks opportunities outside the classroom for evangelizing and discipling.

Tom and Elaine Sampley

The Evangelistic Alliance Mission

Tom and Elaine Sampley are church planting missionaries to the Czech Republic, a country of Atheistic people with only .02% Christian believers. Their ministry began outside of Prague in 2001 where they established an evangelical church where none existed in the town of Revnice. Within their town and the closely surrounding 4 communities, they reach over 150 people with gospel of Jesus. They are in the final stages of establishing national leadership with 4 elders and a Czech pastor. They reach into the community with children's ministries/mom's club/English-Bible classes and summer camps.

Eric and Donna Shrift

CrossWorld—Brazil

Eric and Donna Shrift serve in Northern Brazil with CrossWorld. They work with the Macushi people and the nearby Yanomami Indians. Ministry opportunities vary from serving in the Leadership Training School designed for native church leaders, to traveling by bush plane to help other missionaries whose sites are only accessible by air. They also work with the Association of Evangelical Indigenous Churches of Roraima providing logistical and advisory support and wisdom in dealing with various current issues that affect the churches. The Shrifts have six sons—David, Daniel, John, Stephen, Nathaniel and Zachary.

Tom and Lynda Steuer

Serving in Missions—Ethiopia

Beginning in July, 2010, the Steuer Family will minister in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, under Serving in Missions. With over 4 million people, Addis Ababa is the largest city in East Africa and the home of the African Union. Tom will teach Bible and Social Studies at Bingham Academy in Addis. Teaching at Bingham offers a tremendous opportunity to introduce current and future leaders to Christ--some which would never hear the gospel message in their home countries. Tom will also indirectly support evangelism efforts all across Ethiopia since families from a variety of Christian organizations send their children to Bingham for a quality education. Lynda will be supporting the family and using her background as a photojournalist to support SIM's ministry efforts in Ethiopia. To learn more about Tom and Lynda Steuer, visit their website at TomInEthiopia.com.

Leighann Clement

Word of Life Bible Institute—Hungary

Leighann will be traveling to the Ukraine to teach English at a summer camp during 2010. In the fall she will be working at Word of Life Bible Institute—Hungary where she will be teaching English, teaching Sunday School, and participating in an evangelical drama called “Born Again to a Living Hope.” Leighann plans to be in Hungary until August 2011.

Kim Gaskell

Grace International School—Chiang Mai, Thailand

Kim has been a teacher and a coach at Grace International School in Thailand for the past 2 school years. After returning to the States during the 2010 summer, she will return to Grace for another year where she will be a classroom teacher and coach as well as a small group leader.