Beulah Baptist Church is very involved in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ; not only within our community, but throughout our Nation and the world.  Therefore, we have a desire for world ministry.

Following are the missionaries we are currently supporting and hope that you will join with us to help them reach the world for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

(There are more to be added.)

Missionary to Florida

John and Shannon Claypool

Brother John was saved at the age of 17 after attending Bay Lake Baptist Church for several months and being actively involved in their youth group; he was baptized and became a member soon after. He met his wife Shannon at age 22 and she began attending church with him. It wasn't very long before she realized she was lost and accepted Christ as her savior. They were married soon after this and have been blessed with three wonderful children: Chuck, Amanda, and Rebecca. In the mid 90's Brother John received the call to the Gospel ministry. He attended Florida Baptist College for two years were he received an associate’s degree in Language and Theology. Brother John has always tried to stay active in ministry even when he was not pastoring by teaching and preaching anywhere he could and by going on short mission trips to places like Uganda and Kenya Africa, and Mexico. In 2000 Brother John took his first pastorate at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Oxford Florida. He then pastored for a short while at First Missionary Baptist Church in Mascottee Florida. From 2003 to 2008 He was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Varnado in Varnado Louisiana. In 2008 Brother John felt lead to move back home to Florida and become involved in church planting in the state of Florida. Not long after he returned to Florida, he was sent out by Bay Lake Baptist Church to be a co-missionary with Brother Danny Young in The Hope for Florida Church planting ministry. He is currently serving in that position with their first church plant, Lighthouse Baptist Church in Brooksville Florida.

Missionary to Romania

Steve and Tonya Rutherford

I was born in Hialeah, Florida December 13, 1962. Was saved in 1974 while attending Riverview Heights Baptist Church Wauchula, FL. Surrendered to preach in July 1987 and was licensed at East Temple Baptist Church. Attended Florida Baptist College 1987-1991. Served as Assistant Pastor and was ordained at Beulah Baptist Church Lithia, FL I was also pastor of Chosen Baptist Church Belle Glade, FL. Then I served as Mission Builder with the Macedonian Missionary Service. Until being called to do mission work in Romania. I am presently working to establish our first church in Romania with plans for others in the future. My Wife Tonya and I were married in May 29, 1981 and we have two boys Steve and Brandon.

Missionary to Ireland

Dan and Mel Piper

Saved in 1998

Baptized in 1998

Surrendered to building ministry in 1999

Surrendered to preach in November 2004

Background

Been in full time construction since 1978

Job supervisor since 1984

Built houses, office complexes, schools, condos, apartments, worked on over 80 ABA churches from remodeling to new construction.

We have worked from Ohio to California and from Michigan to Louisiana as well as worked in over thirty states and also the country of Venezuela.

Surrendered to the call of full time mission work in Ireland.

The Carter Family

Missionaries to Australia

     James was born into a pastor’s home, and in 1978 his parents became missionaries to Australia.  He grew up hearing the gospel message, and at the age of eight, he accepted Christ as his personal Savior.  After graduating from high school in Australia, James decided to return to the States and attend college at Pensacola Christian College.  Originally, James intended to get his degree to assist his home church, but during his sophomore year, God burdened his heart for the need of full-time pastors in Australia.  He surrendered to God’s call to preach and in 1997 graduated from PCC with a Bachelor of Bible Degree. 

     Holly was born into a Christian family and at the age of seven accepted Christ as her Savior.  At the age of twelve, she began to have a desire to serve God as a missionary.  After graduating from high school, she began looking for a college with a missionary program and decided to attend Pensacola Christian College.  While there, she met James, and in the summer of 1996 they were married in her home state of Washington.

     Devin was born on October 13, 2000, just three months after James and Holly first arrived back in Australia.  Two years later on August 16, 2002, Benjamin was born.

The Avon Valley Baptist Church

     We have now been in Northam for almost five years and are excited about the lives we’ve seen change and the opportunities for outreach.  For the first two years we were here we rented a building.  Then when that building was sold, we held church in our home for a year.  During that time, the people here were able to continue to give and at the end of the year, we purchased our own building.  We feel passionately that unless the people here take responsibility for their own church, they will never feel ownership of their church.  So far they have given enough to pay for the mortgage repayment, utility bills, and some of the renovation costs.  We have been blessed by some special gifts (towards a couple of larger projects) by churches in the U.S., but overall the people here are taking responsibility for their church.  It is wonderful to see.

     At the moment the church here runs from thirty to forty on the average Sunday. The progress here is slow, but we’ve come to realise more and more that growth is about building the lives of those around us, and continuing to reach out to those in our community.  It’s a process of one step at a time.  We would appreciate your continued prayers.

Missionary to Thailand

Danny and Rachel Jones

For more information visit them at www.thailandmissions.org  and please keep them in your prayers.