Eight couples with Texas ties were among missionaries appointed by the International Mission Board during a Nov. 14 ceremony at First Church in Houston.
Ken and Janet Brownd will serve as church starters in central and eastern Europe. Born in Plainview, he was pastor of Town East Church in Mesquite before being appointed by the IMB in 1999. The Brownds returned to the United States in 2003 to start a church in Oklahoma. They have two children—Elizabeth, 15, and Matthew, 11.
Michael and Cristi Gerecke will serve as church starters in western Europe. She was born in Houston, and First Church in Colleyville is their home church. They have three children—Henry, 4; Lily, 3; and Calvin, 11 months.
Chuck and Cara Hurley will be church planters in South America. Both worked at All Church Home for Children in Fort Worth as youth care workers, and he was a case manager with Meals on Wheels in Fort Worth. Ridglea Church in Fort Worth is their church home. They have two children—William, 3, and Isaac, 1.
Shannon and Carrie Lewis will serve in community outreach and ministry development in central, eastern and southern Africa. He is minister of missions and evangelism at Calvary Church in Beaumont. They have three children—Benton, 8; Davis, 6, and Walker, 1.
Larry and Amanda Mauldin will be church starters in central, eastern and southern Africa. He is student ministry coordinator at Colonial Church in Wichita Falls.
Matt and Christina Parsley will be church starters in the Pacific Rim. He has been youth minister at Fellowship Church in Lubbock and interim youth minister at First Church in Lake Worth. Southcliff Church in Fort Worth is their home church. They have two children—Jacob, 5, and Michaela, 2.
Bobby and Ruth Paul will be church starters in South America. The Dallas Baptist University graduates are members of First Church in San Antonio. They have four children—Caleb, 10; Madison, 7; Noa, 5; and Ruth, 4.
Cheyenne and Priscila Solis will be church starters in South America. Both are graduates of Baptist University of the Americas, and he is expected to graduate from Logsdon Seminary this month. He currently is a mission group coordinator for Buckner International in Mission. Primera Iglesia Las Milpas in Pharr is their home church.
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