Daniel and Kate Speer

Japan

Daniel and Kate Speer met at Free Will Baptist Bible College (now Welch College) in the Fall of 2006. They were married in 2008 and were called to Japan to share the gospel with Japanese people in 2011. Since then, they have had three kids: Audrey, Analeigh, and Owen…and now have a fourth one on the way! Kate grew up in Japan as the child of veteran missionaries Donnie and Ruth McDonald, who has served the Lord with IM for over 35 years.

The Speers are returning to serve in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island. The climate there is often cold and snowy, yet the island is also home to Japan’s fifth-largest city: Sapporo

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Mission offerings are accepted in-person or online.

Women Nationally Active for Christ (WNAC)

Our mission focus in May will be for the FWB Women Nationally Active for Christ (WNAC) and their Provision Closet ministry.

The closet is located at the Free Will Baptist National Offices building in Antioch, Tennessee. It is stocked through the sacrificial giving of women all over the United States to support the needs of all Free Will Baptist missionaries, both home and international. These items are given free of charge to missionaries, keeping them from spending money from their accounts for household items.

Mission offerings are accepted in-person or online.

Jim and Tracey Kilgore

China Spring, Texas

The Kilgores planted a new church, Quest Church, in China Springs, Texas (a suburb of Waco) in partnership with the Texas state mission board. Jim and Tracey are no strangers to church planting. After pastoring for some time in California, they planted Heritage FWB, in Greenfield, CA in 2009. Jim has felt a burden for the city of Waco for several years and they are excitedly following God’s calling into the area. The Kilgores moved to Waco in 2021, and they were immediately concerned by the lack of gospel outreach particularly in the North Waco area. They plan to plant a church in the China Springs area, a region with a population of around 30,000 people but only a handful of established churches. Half-way between Dallas and Austin, Waco is a popular stop for visitors from all over the country making it a great region for this new ministry.

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Mission offerings are accepted in-person or online.