Barte Family-Cambodia

Emmanuel P. Barte is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to the United Methodist Mission Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mr. Barte was posted to Cambodia in 2002 after his commissioning in December 2001. His wife Beverly and three young sons are with him in ministry as he shares with the people of Cambodia.

 

Emmanuel works with the development ministries of the Methodist Mission in Cambodia. His responsibilities include assisting with the training of Cambodian youth as they learn vocational skills. He coordinates the ‘Faith Engine Ministry’ (FEM), which incorporates auto and motorcycle mechanics, welding, and basic driving lessons. Basic English conversation and introduction to computer skills are also components of the program. Spiritual nurture through daily devotions, Bible study and counseling are intentionally integrated

 

Beverly C. Fronda-Barte, missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, is assigned to the Methodist Mission in Cambodia (MMC). Commissioned in December 2001, she began her ministry in Cambodia in 2002 along with her husband and missionary colleague, Emmanuel, and their children.

 

Beverly coordinates Christian Education Ministries and Continuing Education for pastors and lay people, which includes assisting/facilitating with the production of educational and resource materials, training of Christian educators and teachers, coordinating discipleship and training programs for church leaders, and congregational development.

Missionary Support Code: 13985Z

Bulgaria-Athens/Elberton District Partnership

Exciting partnership between the Athens/Elberton District Churches and the Methodist Church of Bulgaria.  Already a second trip is in the planning stages for spring of 2010 with the UGA Wesley Foundation.  Join in with our sisters and brothers in Varna, Veliko Tarnova, Russe, and Sofia and more.  Great way for smaller membership churches to engage in cross cultural mission.  Contact Billy Pittman to get involved!

Cherie White -- GBGM missionary

Cherie White is a missionary with the Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church presently assigned to the Seminario Dr. Gonzalo Baez Camargo of the United Methodist Church of Mexico, where she has been since 1992. She is the Academic Dean and teaches courses in Church History and Bible. The Methodist Seminary offers courses at high school (three years) and college (four years) levels, and the student body is about half female and half male. An extension program provides courses for over 300 students who are either lay pastors or lay persons wanting to know more or be better Sunday School teachers. Continuing education courses, which take place each January, have guest speakers from the U.S. and Latin America who offer new insights. The seminary also serves three of Mexico's six Annual Conferences. The daughter of Methodist missionaries, Cherie was born in Chile and raised in Cuba. She earned a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Arizona and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, and is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Ministry program. Her first appointment serving with GBGM was in Chile from 1972-75. In 1975 she transferred to Mexico and worked with several agencies before her assignment to the seminary. Cherie is married to Rev. Jose Luis Velazco, a retired UM missionary, and they are the parents of four children. Cherie White is available for Covenant Relationship support in Central Texas Annual Conference , North Georgia Annual Conference , Tennessee Annual Conference . Make an online donation to: Cherie White #05068Z.

Chris Hena, GBGM missionary

Dr. Chris Hena serves as project coordinator in Eastern Kazakhstan for the Board of Global Ministries' Health and Relief Unit. She supervises a Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care program, which trains local health workers to promote better health practices in their communities. She also works as a physician at one of the hospitals in Eastern Kazakhstan. She is a native of Liberia and holds three degrees, including a master's degree in public health from Emory University. She has one adopted daughter, Carolyn.

Chung Suk and Hyung Ran Song, GBGM missionaries

The Rev. Chung Suk Song is serving in the Pwani Synod of the Methodist Church of Kenya as a pastor with the Digo people. He is a native of Seoul and a clergy member of the Korean Methodist Church. Hyung Ran Song, also a native of Korea, works in ministries with women and children. The couple has three children.

Dakin Cook and Sara Flores, GBGM missionaries

Dakin Cook and Sara Flores are currently on temporary assignment with the General Board of Global Ministries, serving as the Regional Executive for Latin America and the Carribean. Dakin served as a missionary to Bolivia from 1993-2007, working with the Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia. He holds degrees from Columbia State Community College and the University of Tennessee. As a missionary, Sara Flores worked to strengthen the Bolivian church's health and education ministries. Her degree is from the Universidad Mayor de San Simon, and she has done post-graduate studies in community health.

George and Nancy Carew

Dr. George Carew is a professor at the United Methodist Seminary in Monrovia, Liberia. He is a native of Sierra Leone who taught at Spelman College in Atlanta before entering mission service. Nancy Carew's responsibilities include teaching foods and nutrition at the Women's Training Center. She is also a native of Sierra Leone. The Carews are members of Clarkston UMC in the North Georgia Annual Conference. They are the parents of six children.

Gordon and Maria Tereza Greathouse, GBGM missionaries

Gordon and Maria Greathouse have worked as missionaries to Brazil since 1978. Currently he is helping develop a new urban minisry program in Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third largest city, that involves both evangelism and social action. He is a native of Portland, Ore., and holds degrees from Willamette University and Union Theological Seminary. Since 1996, Teca (Maria Tereza) has served as the Brazilian coordinator of the Latin America Network of Programs Supporting Children sponsored by the Latin America Council of Churches. She also works with the national coordinator of educational programs of the Brazilian Methodist Church, especially in the area of editing training materials and leading workshops. She is a native Brazilian. Gordon and Teca have three children, Robert, Mark and Jose.

Herrins-Mexico

Jon and Jeanne Herrin serve as missionaries to Mexico through the Mission Society.  They have three children - Jesse, Megan, and Andrew.  Jon teaches pastors-in-training at the Seminario Metodista Juan Wesley (John Wesley Methodist Seminary) in the heart of Monterrey which trains pastors for four of the northern conferences in the Methodist Church of Mexico.  Jeanne teaches in the local Methodist elementary school.  Jon and Jeanne also host short-term mission trips and help support the local Methodist Churches in the Monterrey area.

Jamison and Susan Brunk, GBGM missionaries

The Rev. Jamison Brunk is a Home Missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries assigned to the Red Bird Missionary Conference. He serves as pastor of the Booneville/Clifty/Warrens Chapel United Methodist Circuit. He has degrees from Otterbein College and Asbury Theological Seminary. Susan Brunk, also a Home Missionary, serves as a nurse at the Family Resource Youth Service Center of Owsley County. She holds a BS degree in nursing from Grand Valley State University. The Brunks have two sons.

Jeffrey and Ellen Hoover, GBGM missionaries

Both Jeffrey and Ellen Hoover work as educators in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jeffrey is professor at Katanga Methodist University where he both teaches and serves as chief librarian. He also teaches at the public University of Lubumbashi. He holds degrees from Luther College and Yale University. Ellen is a part-time professor at the United Methodist university in Mulungwishi and works with The English-speaking School of Lubumbashi, an elementary and middle school for children of missionaries and other English-speaking families in a city where French is the common langauge. She has degrees from Duke University and Yale University. The Hoovers' children include Jane, Jeremy and Mark.

Jennifer Barbee Wilder

Jennfier Wilder has served through the General Board of Global Ministries as a teacher at Red Bird Mission School since 1992. She currently teaches first grade. She is married to Allen Wilder, who served Red Bird Mission School for 20 years. They have two children and are members of Jack's Creek UMC.

John and Suzanne Funk, GBGM missionaries

John Funk serves as Director of the Rio Colorado Technical Agricultural High School. A graduate of Tennessee Technical University, he is a former teacher and businessman. Suzanne Brunk is Coordinator of Community Development at Rio Colorado Technical Agricultural High School. The school where they serve is related to the Methodist Church of Bolivia and provides junior and high school education. The Brunks are from the North Alabama Annual Conference and are the parents of two sons.

Joseph and Marilyn Chan, GBGM missionaries

A native of Cambodia, Joseph Chan now serves as an ordained pastor and district superintendent in the Methodist Mission in Cambodia. He has served as a missionary since 1998, focusing on the areas of evangelization and church growth. He is a former Buddhist who escaped to Thailand from the "killing fields" and an enslavement camp in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge persecution. In Thailand he converted from Buddhism to Christianity and began leading Bible studies with other refugees. Marilyn Chan serves with the Methodist Mission in Cambodia as Women and Music Ministry Coordinator. In her work with women, she seeks to empower them, particularly in ways that improve their health and economic standing and enhance their spiritual growth. She, too, was enslaved by the Khmer Rouge and escaped to Thailand where she became a Chrsitian. The Chans are the parents of a son and two daughters.

Ken & Cathie Metz

The Metz serve with Grace Covenant International missions.

McEuen Mission to Peru

The McEuen family is presently preparing to serve the people of Peru through church planting and pastor training.

Mexico--Florencio & Maria Guzman

The Guzmans and their two children minister in Monterrey, Mexico and other areas of Latin America. They are involved in evangelism, leadership development, discipleship and writing Bible training curriculum. They also have a vital ministry to the “garbage people” in Monterrey. Areas of ministry: • Discipleship • Leadership Development Training • Pastoral Training • Evangelism

Mozart Adevu, GBGM missionary

Mozart Adevu is the Africa Regional Coordinator for the Sustainable Agriculture and Development Program of the United Methodist Committee on Relief. His main focus is providing leadership in training of farmers and he works extensively in the planting/cultivation of moringa trees. The moringa tree is a source for treatment of several diseases. He is a native of Ghana, and he and his wife, Janet Mina, are the parents of three children.

Panama-Rhet Thompson

Reverend Rhett Thompson is a Board of Global Ministries United Methodist missionary assigned to the Republic of Panama, serving as pastor of an Evangelical Methodist Church in Panama City.

In addition to his pastoral duties, Rev. Thompson has coordinated efforts of the church to strengthen its outreach into the surrounding low-income neighborhood through a day-care program and other projects. Rhett also serves as the National Coordinator of Volunteers in Mission Program in Panama, helping mission teams from the UMC in the selection of projects as well as with all of the logistical details involved. Projects include construction and medical services.

In recent years Rhett has been involved in the development of a comprehensive rural health project which serves the Ngobe indians, who are the poorest of the poor in Panama. This project includes the provision of potable water, adult literacy classes, community organization, and pre-school education for the Ngobe children.

Rhett also participates in the Camping Ministry Team which is developing a camping ministry that emphasizes making disciples through small groups. The team is designing and directing the construction of a new camp ideally suited for that ministry.

Prior to his Latin American assignment, Rhett was a youth minister at Bright Star United Methodist Church in Douglasville, Georgia. He has been active in social service, environmental conservation, and peace and justice work.

Priscilla Jaiah

Priscilla Legay Jaiah