Missions
Here at The Central Baptist Church, we say "sending" for much of our Great Commission work because we believe every disciple of Jesus is sent—in Baton Rouge, into the nation, and around the world. We believe that the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19–20) is to make disciples of ALL nations. Throughout the globe, we have missionaries that go to preach and teach the gospel. We want to develop disciple-making disciples here in Baton Rouge and around the world—and we have only just begun!
Our Global Missionaries
The Russell Aaron Family
Russell, his wife Melissa, and their 6 children are missionaries to the people of Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
The Ben Anglea Family
Ben, his wife Ashley, and their children are missionaries to Madagascar.
The Keith Baker Family
Keith and his wife, Theresa, are missionaries to Haiti.
The Donovan Bangs Family
Donovan and his wife, Laura, are missionaries to the people of England.
Baptist Bible Translators Institute
BBTI is a linguistic training institute in Bowie, TX with the purpose of training missionaries in the culture and language of the country to which they are going.
You can find their website HERE!
The Steven Barnes Family
Steven and his wife, Sherry, are missionaries to Guam, Micronesia.
The Arza Brown Family
Arza and his wife, Ruth, are missionaries to the Hawaiian people.
The Ernie Brown Family
Ernie and his wife, Monoka, are missionaries to Ecuador.
The Caleb Bruner Family
Caleb and his wife, Nora, are missionaries to the Australian Outback.
Calvary Baptist Ministries
Calvary Baptist Ministries is a place in Oklahoma for people that are struggling in their marriage or their personal life, to go and be able to get their life back on track through Christ and practical help.
You can find their website HERE!
The Thomas Castellaw Family
Thomas, along with his wife Angie, are missionaries to Hawaii.
The Don Chitty Jr. Family
Don and Renee Chitty are missionaries to the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico.
The Rex Cobb Family
Rex and Mary Cobb are the director and director's wife at Baptist Bible Translators Institute.
You can find more about them HERE!
The Dennis Corle Family
Dennis, with his wife Cathy, are evangelist in America with the "Revival Fires" ministry.
You can find the "Revival Fires'" website HERE!
The BJ Cormier Family
The Cormiers, along with their children, are missionaries to the deaf in Kenya and East Africa.
The Chris Dallas Family
Chris, along with his wife Nikita, began "Sheepdog Ministries" to travel and preach around the country as an evangelist.
You can find their website HERE!
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
Matthew 28: 19-20
The Joel Desir Family
Joel, originally from Haiti, along with his wife Lottie and family, are missionaries to the Haitian people.
The Terry Ellis Family
Terry, along with his wife Peggy, are the president and president's wife of the "Rock of Ages Ministry."
You can find more about them HERE!
The Phil Gagnon Family
Phil and Mary Gagnon are missionaries to Honduras.
You can find more info about them HERE!
Global Baptist Church Planters
Global Baptist Church Planters is a ministry striving to help other missionaries plant churches around the globe.
You can visit their website HERE!
I Chronicles 16:23
Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
The Jordan Green Family
Jordan and Bethany Green are missionaries to the people of Mexico.
The Isaiah Hanson Family
Isaiah and Cherith Hanson are missionaries to the country of Panama.
The Charles Harding Family
Charles, along with his wife Jo, are missionaries reaching the people of the Capitol (Washington, D.C.) and America.
You can find their website HERE!
The Joel Haynes Family
Joel, along with his wife and children, are missionaries to the American Navajo Indians in Arizona.
Don't know what to pray for?
Here's a list of ideas for every month of the year of things that you can pray for for our missionaries.
January - Fruitfulness
February - Perseverance
March - Unity
April - Safety and Favor from Others and Government Officials
May - Financial Stability
June - Relationship with God
July - Adapting to the Culture
August - Encouragement
September - Balance
October - Wisdom and Discernment
November - Relationships within Their Families
December - Understanding and Knowledge
The Brian Hebert Family
Brian, along with his wife Elizabeth, are missionaries to the people of Toronto, Canada.
You can find more info HERE!
The Patrick Henry Family
Patrick, along with his wife and daughters, are church-planting missionaries to the people of Argentina.
You can check out their website HERE!
The Mark Holmes Family
Mark, along with his wife and children, are missionaries to the people of Nigeria, West Africa.
You can find more info on their website HERE!
The William Horton Family
Bill, along with his wife Mary, are missionaries to the people of Brazil.
Landon Hunt
Landon works out of Central Baptist on behalf of SMITE (Summer Missionary Institute of Training and Evangelism).
Indonesia Institute
Send a message of encouragement to a missionary and we will forward it to them!
Sometimes just a small word of encouragement from someone can mean so much!
The Chris Karamitros Family
Chris and his family are missionaries to the Chinese in America.
The Jared Kleman Family
Jared, along with his wife and children, are missionaries to the people of England.
You can find more information on their church website HERE!
Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
Psalm 96:3
The Jason Knabb Family
The Knabb family is missionaries to the people of Mexico.
You can find more info on their blog HERE!
The James LeJeune Family
The LeJeune family is missionaries to the people of Honduras.
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45
The Biz Lerisse Family
Biz and Erica Larisse, along with their children, are missionaries to the Haitian people.
You can find updates on their website!
The Jens Looney Family
Jens and Regina Looney are missionaries to people of Indonesia.
You can find more info on their website!
The Allen Lord Family
Allen and his wife Hagit are missionaries with the International Board of Jewish Missions.
You can find more information HERE!
The John Malanowski Family
John and his wife Marjorie are missionaries to the people of Indonesia.
You can find more info about them HERE!
The John Matney Family
The Matney family is missionaries to the people of South Africa.
The Sonny McGuffee Family
Sonny and his wife Dianne are missionaries with the Warrenton Baptist Missions Agency.
You can view their website HERE!
Dean Miller, Sr.
Dean Miller, Sr. is an evangelist to people around the globe.
The Steve Miller Family
The Miller family is in the country of Mexico.
The Nate Mortenson Family
Nate, along with his wife and children, are missionaries to the people of Honduras.
Mount Hebron Baptist Church
This is a church that was started in Mexico by our missionary, Tommy Ashcraft.
You can find more information HERE!
The Ruben Murillo Family
Ruben and his family are missionaries to Mexico.
The Karl Ogdie, Jr. Family
Karl and Elizabeth Ogdie are evangelists to people around the world.
You can find more info on their website HERE!
The Greg Ogle Family
Greg and his wife Robin work with Teaching All Nations to help train national pastors around the world.
The Marlin Petersen Family
The Petersen family minister to the people of Uganda.
The Dan Post Family
Dan and his wife Jennifer are missionaries to the people of New Brunswick, Canada.
The Harold Priday Family
Harold and Lena Priday are missionaries to the Honduran people.
You can find their most recent prayer letter HERE!
The Patrick Pruett Family
Patrick and his family are missionaries to the people of Peru.
Jim Robideau
Jim Robideau is an attorney with Lighthouse Legal Ministry designed to help churches with legal formalities and issues.
The Samuel Robles Family
Samuel, his wife Erin, and their child are missionaries to the people of Guadalajara, Mexico.
You can find their Facebook page HERE!
Rock of Ages Ministry
Rock of Ages was founded to take the gospel to prisons, educational institutes, etc.
You can find more information on their website HERE!
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2
The David Ross Family
David and his wife Carole are missionaries to the people of Indonesia.
The Tim Russ Family
Tim and Marty Russ are church planters in Florida.
The Tyler Ryberg Family
Tyler and Cathy Ryberg are missionaries with WMBM, a ministry to our military.
The Tom Schreeder Family
Tom and his wife Linda are missionaries to Caucasus and Central Asia.
The Jacob Shipman Family
Jacob and his wife Shay are missionaries to the people of Germany.
The Chris Shull Family
Chris, Carole Ann, and their children are missionaries to the people of Greenland.
You can find more information on them HERE!
Signal 63 Ministries
Bill Graham, a police officer, began the "Signal 63 Ministries" which strives to bring the gospel to law enforcement around the world through the distribution of bullet proof vests.
The Mark Sigstad Family
Mark and Linda Sigstad are missionaries to the people of Nigeria, West Africa.
You can find more information about them HERE!
The Bob Smith Family
Bob and Diana Smith are evangelists to people around the world.
The R.G. Smith Family
R.G. and his wife are with IBOM and he works as the assistant missions director.
The William Smith Family
Bill and Sharon Smith are missionaries to the Brazilian people.
You can find their most recent prayer letter HERE!
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8
The JJ Spillman Family
JJ and his wife Allison are missionaries to Ukraine, currently serving out of Romania.
The Marty Starling Family
Marty and Jessie Starling are missionaries to the Hispanic people of the United States.
Bernard Sylvien
Bernard Sylvien is a missionary to the people of Curacao near South America.
The Bill Tabor Family
Bill Tabor is a missionary to the people of Costa Rica.
The Leon Thomas Family
Leon and Donna Thomas are missionaries to the Hispanic people in Northern Florida.
The Marco Turriza Family
Marco and his family work in the child evangelism ministry in Mexico.
The Mark Waddington Family
Mark works for Rock of Ages ministry.
The Jake Weido Family
Jake and Ariel Weido are church planters in Louisiana.
Karen Werth
Karen Werth is a missionary to the people of Indonesia.
The Kevin Wynne Family
Kevin and his wife Deborah are missionaries to the people of Mexico.
You can find their most recent missionary letter HERE!
Retired Missionaries and Missionary Widows
Danny and Libby Bezet - Retired
Tommy and Emily Ashcraft - Retired, Mexico
Pat Brown- Evangelist Widow
James Foster - Retired, Honduras
Judy Gearis - Rock of Ages, Widow
George and Bette Gray - Evangelist, Retired
Phil and Debi Harris - Retired, Brazil
Elaine Hawkins - Widow, Brazil
John and Sue Henry - Retired, Thailand
Daylon Hicks - Retired, Lord of the Harvest Ministries
Norman and Jeanie Higgins - Retired, Mexico
Gloria King - Widow
Dorothy McClure - Widow, Saipan
Emma Napier - Widow, Australia
Linda Raley - Widow
Don and Mary Rowland - Retired, Mexico
Betty Schembra - Widow
Gayle Sparks - Mexico
Saundra Temple - Widow
Rick and Jackie Washburn - Retired, Columbia
Joy Wesson - Widow, Dominican Republic
Wanda Whaley - Widow, Guatemala
Rick Whiteside - Retired, Russia
Barbara Wimm - Widow, Mexico
Judy Wood - Widow