KBC Announces New Mission Service Corps Missionaries 01/22/2008 LOUISVILLE – The Kentucky Baptist Convention has announced eight new self-funded missionaries who will serve as part of its statewide Mission Service Corps program. Mission Service Corps enlists, trains and assigns self-funded missionaries in response to requests from local churches and associations. Currently, the KBC has approximately 150 MSC missionaries serving throughout Kentucky. These self-funded adult missionaries serve a minimum of 20 hours per week for four months or longer in a variety of ministries. MSC ministries include church staff positions, apartment ministers, literacy volunteers, chaplains, church to community ministry coordinators, and more. “We are blessed by and grateful for these new missionaries who will be serving in Kentucky,” said Eric Allen, director of mission service and ministries department for the KBC. “I’m excited to see each of these missionaries find a place to serve through Mission Service Corps.” - Diana Anderson of Greenville is now serving as the pregnancy care center director for Pathway of Hope. She is also commissioned through the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board to provide training to other pregnancy resource centers across Kentucky. - Terry and Brenda Carswell of Taylorsville, N.C. have accepted missionary assignments with Christ’s Outreach for the Blind Camp in Mt. Vernon. The couple will be working with volunteer groups and providing administrative support at the camp. Founded in 1997, the organization exists to build character, confidence, and self-esteem in the lives of the physically challenged. - Heidi Freeman of Richmond is assisting the work of the KBC’s Baptist Campus Ministry at Eastern Kentucky University. Freeman is a graduate of EKU and will be working alongside Jonathan Barron, campus minister for EKU. - Rick and Kristi Hunter of Lynch recently moved from their residence in South Carolina to serve as directors for Solomon’s Porch Retreat Center in Lynch. The Hunters will oversee the daily operations of the center, which is used to house ministry teams, youth groups, and is also functional for mission planning meetings and other retreats. - Chris and Mandy Phillips of Louisville are now serving at H.A.L.T.E.R Equestrian Ministries in Goshen, an organization that uses horses for therapy for terminally ill patients. For more information about the KBC’s Mission Service Corps, call 502-489-3530 or 866-489-3530 (toll free in KY), visit the web at www.kybaptist.org/msc, or e-mail ministries@kybaptist.org. The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization made up of more than 2,400 autonomous Baptist churches in Kentucky. A variety of state and worldwide ministries are coordinated through its administrative headquarters in Louisville, Ky. including: missions work, disaster relief, ministry training and support, church development, evangelism and more. For more information, visit www.kybaptist.org. Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications Kristie M. Randolph Marketing & Media Relations Associate Kentucky Baptist Convention PH: 502.489.3372 TF: 866.489.3578 FX: 502.489.3172 www.kybaptist.org