LYNCH, KENTUCKY
Club 180
For many years, FBC has supported the work of Club 180, a ministry that exists to meet the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of children, youth, and families in Lynch, KY. Terry and Angie Burkeen are the Directors of Club 180 Ministry. In 2006, God called them, along with their two teenage daughters, to move to Kentucky to live on mission for Him. FBC sends our people to serve with Club 180 to hold activities, events, Bible studies, and mentoring for kids and parents.
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
Alexis & Mitchell Hill
Growing up at First Baptist, Alexis heard the gospel, surrendered her life to Christ, and grew in her faith as a follower of Jesus. In college, she began serving with Campus Outreach on their leadership team. As a recent graduate, Alexis will now serve on staff for two years with Campus Outreach in Birmingham, England. As England’s second largest city, Birmingham is a strategic location because of its diversity and number of university students from all over the globe. Alexis has a passion to see a multiplying campus ministry spread in Birmingham and throughout the U.K. to impact the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. To contact Alexis, click here.
BRISTOL, ENGLAND
Evan & Ruth Anne McRae & Family (GEM - Greater Europe Mission)
Our church sent out the McRae family to serve on mission among university students in Bristol, England. Evan McRae serves on staff with Christian Union, a ministry with a vision to give every university student the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.
To find out more about how you can partner with the McRae family, please contact Evan: emcrae311@gmail.com.
LONDON, ENGLAND
Terry Quick
As one of the world’s most influential cities, London is a global, strategic city with 10 million people from 190 nations speaking over 300 different languages. The top 100 unreached people groups in all the world are represented in London. Tim Keller says, “There’s no better choice of ministry setting than London—if you really want to make an impact on the world.”
In 2023, our church sent out Terry Quick to serve with the International Mission Board in London. Terry focuses on partnering with UK churches to share Jesus, make disciples, plant churches, and develop leaders. One of those partner churches is All Saints Church in Wandsworth, London.
To learn more about how you can get involved in what God is doing in London, please contact Michael O’Neal: michael@fbccumming.org.
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Our church supports a couple in Southeast Asia where they are learning a new language in order to share Jesus and a plant a church among a people group who has never heard the good news of Jesus.
PATTAYA, THAILAND
Baptist Church in Pattaya
For years, FBC has partnered with a Baptist church in Pattaya, Thailand to show and share God’s love with those who have never heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mission team members teach English, conduct community events, and distribute Christian literature in the Thai language.
TURIN, ITALY
James & Lisa Atkinson
James and Lisa Atkinson are members of our church and moved to Turin, Italy in 2023. They are living on mission as digital nomads in Turin where they are sharing Jesus, making disciples, and serving with other ministries in the city. They are serving with ABWE (The Association of Baptists for World Evangelism). Read more about their role here.
GLOBAL BAPTIST MISSION PARTNERS
The North American Mission Board partners with us in meeting needs through Send Relief and planting churches through the Send Network. The International Mission Board partners with us to send missionaries to unreached people in cities like London and Addis Ababa.