Bro. Steve Volante

Senior Pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Chickasha, Oklahoma

Pastor Stephen Volante was born just outside Boston, but was raised in both Rhode Island and Western Massachusetts. He married his high school sweetheart Laurel Towne from Northampton, and trained to be an engineer at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, Massachusetts. After working ten years in many types of building construction, Steve felt God’s call to the ministry. He received his training at Heritage Baptist Institute of the Bible, in New England.

During a mission’s conference in his home church pastored at that time by his father, John Volante, he surrendered to serve the Lord as a missionary wherever God would call him. On a mission’s trip to Ghana to visit John Hayes, God spoke clearly to Steve’s heart. He and Laurel left to serve the Lord in Ghana in August of 1995. God was mightily blessing the work, and many were receiving Christ as Savior. However, in March of 1997, God called Laurel home to glory. Steve returned to the USA broken wondering how God would help him raise their three dear children alone. Like only God can do, he brought Missionary Michelle Tilson into Steve’s life to help him live and dream again. They were married on August 29, 1998, and returned to Ghana a year later to continue the work God had entrusted to Steve’s care.

Pastor Stephen Volante was called to be the senior pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Chickasha, Oklahoma on July 1, 2019.

Dr. Ken Fielder serves as the Director of WorldView Ministries. With a focus on unreached people groups, we are committed both to the training of Bible translators and to the translation and publishing of Scriptures.

Dr. Roger Green, Evangelist and International Speaker from Grace Baptist Church of Franklin, OH

Luis Ramos is the pastor of Iglesia Biblica Bautista in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Dr. Don Sisk was called to preach at the age of 21.  He has pastored several churches, including some during his college years and another in Kentucky four years after graduation.  Before beginning his missionary work in Japan, he served as associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Harvey, Illinois.

In 1965, he went to Japan with Baptist International Missions, Inc.(BIMI)  There the Lord established two churches, on in Osaka and one in Kobe.  Dr. Sisk also helped to establish the Kansai Independent Baptist Bible School and became the first president of the school.  He served as Far East Director with BIMI for ten years and then continued with the mission agency as President and General Director for nineteen years.

From 2003 to 2017, Dr. Sisk serves as the chairman of the Missions Department of West Coast Baptist College, a ministry of Lancaster Baptist Church in Lancaster, California.

Dr. Sisk currently serves as President/General Director Emeritus of BIMI.  The mission has 800 plus missionaries serving in over 100 fields around the world.  He has traveled and preached in approximately eighty different countries.  He travels to preach in mission conferences, Bible colleges, seminaries, and churches around the world, encouraging and training missionaries.

 

Alan Harris has been a full-time, traveling evangelist since 1982. He is a powerful preacher and gifted vocalist.

Bro. Harris  was saved at the age of nine under the ministry of Dr. A. V. Henderson. He preached his first sermon when he was twelve years old, and at the age of fifteen, answered God’s call to preach the Gospel as a traveling evangelist.

He received degrees from Arlington Baptist College and Great Commission Theological Seminary. He has labored in the field of evangelism for 29 years; emphasizing stewardship, missions, spiritual renewal, discipleship, and relationship ministry.

Bro. Harris  has also won numerous awards as a singer, having most recently been honored with a DIAMOND AWARD nomination for MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR. He has toured with many of the GAITHER HOMECOMING FRIENDS and he continues to have an active concert ministry.

Bill and Sharon Smith are IBFI missionaries to the country of Brazil.

In June of 1994, Brian Cone accepted Christ as his saviour at youth camp. He soon felt the Lord calling me to preach which led me to enroll in seminary. For the last several years he has had the priviledge to serve full time on staff at Joshua Baptist Church. During this time, he served as the Bus Director, Youth Pastor, Children's Pastor, Missions Director, and Sunday School Superintendent. At a missions conference in 2009, he began to feel the call on his life in regards to missions. While seeking the Lord's will, with the guidance of his pastor, Dr. Wolfenbarger, the Lord revealed to him the country of Thailand. During his survey trip to Thailand, the Lord made his call certain.

Serving the Lord in Thailand has been quite interesting for Bro. Cone. They have had challenges but they have also had lots of blessings. He counts it a privilege to be able to teach the Young Professionals Sunday School Class every Sunday as well as Preaching twice a month. Learning the language has been quite difficult since it is a tonal language. But, we know that with God all things are possible.

Bro. Carl Hodsdon is a missionary to Lurin, Peru with Mount Abarim Baptist Mission International.

Bro. Danny and Michelle Jones are missionaries to Mexico/Rio Grande Valley area. They are also member missionaries of Worth Baptist Church.

Bro. Glen South serves as Church planters to the country of Turkey.

Bro. Harold Ralph Gilmer is a Worth Baptist Church member missionary to the country of Brazil.  He is sent through the Mount Abarim Baptist Mission International.

Missionary to Slovenia

Bro. Larry McKinney, Missionary to North American Indians.

Larry and Regina McKinney serve as Independent Baptist Fellowship International Missionaries to North American Indians. Their sending church is Trinity Baptist Church located in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Bro. Mark Haynes is a missionary to the Navajo Indians.

Independent Baptist Fellowship International missionary.

Bro. Zachary Gillit is a member missionary of Worth Baptist Church currently serving in Brighton, United Kingdom. Pastor at East Birmingham Baptist Chapel, working with Crown Christian Heritage Trust.

Dr. Bill and Marcy Patterson's main focus has been Bible translation and church planting, but they have also worked in training Bible translators, establishing Bible institutes, developing ministries for youth and children, and speaking in conferences. Dr. Patterson is the President of Mount Abarim Baptist Mission International and the Director of the Bethesda Children’s Homes in Tlapa, Mexico. They are member missionaries of Worth Baptist Church.

Dr. Ellis is the national field representative for the FBFI (Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International) Commission on Chaplains which endorses chaplains to serve in the U.S. military.

Dr. Mike Patterson was a Missionary to Mexico and the President Emeritus of Mount Abarim Baptist International (mountabarim.org). Dr. Mike preached for over fifty years, serving the Lord as a missionary, church planter, and director of the Bethesda Children’s Homes in Tlapa, Gro. Mexico. Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky Patterson are members of Worth Baptist Church.

Dr. Ralph G. McCoy, 1915-1996, began his missionary service in 1954. After fruitful ministries in Northern Mexico and Central America he began a new work in Southern Mexico. The unique demands of this multifaceted work necessitated the founding of what has become the Mt. Abarim Baptist Mission International, Inc. in 1967. Mount Abarim works closely with and is operated under the authority of the local church.

 

Dr. Ron Maggard along with his wife Frances have been in missionary evangelism for over 30 years. He is currently pastor of Iglesia Bautista Faro de Luz in Jupiter, Florida but travels extensively to evangelize, educate and establish workers and churches worldwide.

Pastor Iglesia Bautista Monte Abarim, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Bro. Kim Hayes is the pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Chickasaw, Oklahoma.

Director of Nicaragua  Baptist Missions & Vice President of Bible Institute

Paul Rowland, General Secretary at Trinitarian Bible Society

Bro. Rom Ribeiro, Missionary to Brazil

Bro. Terry Terry serves as the pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Boyd, TX

Charles Keen is Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Church/Milford Ohio and the Founding Pastor of Bearing Precious Seed and First Bible International.

Dr. Chris Lamb is the pastor of Glen Iris Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. David Gibbs III, National Center for Life and Liberty

Dr. David Teis, Liberty Baptist Church of Las Vegas, NV

Pastor Denis McBride was born in Texarkana, AR. He received Christ as His Savior the summer after he graduated from high school. Sensing God would have him serve in Christian ministry, he chose to attend a Bible college and graduated with a theology degree.

He served as a youth pastor for 7 years and taught history and Bible for 10 years before coming to Pensacola. He has been a favorite A Beka Academy Bible and history teacher for over 25 years. In August of 2011, he was called to be the pastor of Campus Church. With a genuine love for families and a heart for young people, Pastor McBride delivers earnest, practical Bible messages.

Evangelist from Joshua, Texas.

Dr. House continues to minister in local Church revivals and evangelistic Crusades all across America.

Dr. Jim Schettler, West Coast Baptist College of Lancaster, CA

Pastor Emeritus of Worth Baptist Church

Dr. Raymond Barber has been in the Gospel ministry for more than sixty years. He pastored Worth Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas for thirty-five years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus. Additionally, Dr. Barber has taught Bible college classes, founded the Independent Baptist Fellowship International and the Norris Bible Baptist Institute. He served as President of the Independent Baptist Fellowship International and the Norris Bible Baptist Institute for twelve years.

Currently is President Emeritus of the IBFI, serves on the Executive Board of the IBFI, and is chancellor of Crown Southwest Norris Seminary. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Sword of the Lord Foundation and the Mt. Abarim Baptist Evangelistic Association.

He is the author of several books, booklets, and pamphlets, among which are: What the Bible Teaches, A Dozen Diamonds from Daniel, Family Portraits, Family Success, Profile of a Preacher, Golden Moments with God, Heaven's Hymnbook.

Barber continues to travel extensively throughout the nation preaching in revival meetings, Bible conferences, mission conferences, Bible colleges, fellowship meetings, and gatherings such as the national Sword of the Lord conference and the national meeting of the Independent Baptist Fellowship International.

Dr. Richard Wallace, Temple Baptist Church of Flower Mound, TX

Pastor of Worth Baptist Church

Dr. Willie W. Weaver was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but spent his formative years in Louisiana. He resides in Burleson with Carolyn, his wife of fifty years. God has blessed Dr. and Mrs. Weaver with two children and five grandchildren.

With a keen heart for missions, Dr. Weaver has always led strong, missions-minded churches known for innovative leadership of missions conferences. His desire is to continue pastoring, to win precious souls, and to take the Gospel to every creature.

Answering God's call thirty-five years ago, Dr. Weaver first pastored People's Baptist in Harrisburg, Virginia for seven years; then Calvary Baptist in Connersville, Indiana for twenty years, and beginning in 1997 through the present, Worth Baptist in Fort Worth, Texas. His local church background includes time as a youth director, and twenty and twenty-seven years in television and radio ministries respectively.

Dr. Weaver has served as Secretary, Vice-President and a three year term as President of the Independent Baptist Fellowship International (IBFI). He was also the President of the Norris Bible Baptist Institute (NBBI) for three years and has served as editor of the "Searchlight", the official publication for the IBFI. Dr. Weaver is presently an instructor at the Crown Southwest Norris Seminary, teaching various courses. He holds a B.D. degree from the Bible Baptist Seminary and an honorary D.D. from Louisiana Baptist University.

Dr. Weaver faithfully served as pastor of Worth Baptist Church from 1997 to 2015.

Pastor, Worth Baptist Church

Pastor Tyler Gillit was called to be Worth’s Senior Pastor in January of 2016 after he served on staff for eight years. During that time, he served as the Youth Pastor and Associate Pastor, founded the WBC chapter of Reformers Unanimous, and developed our short-term missions program.

Pastor Gillit graduated with a Bachelor of Biblical Studies Degree from The Crown College in 2006 and a Master of Ministries Degree from Crown Seminary in 2007. He and Tori were married in 2006 and they have two children, Will and Anna. He is passionate about expository preaching and making disciples in Fort Worth and around the world.