Free Will Baptist North American Ministries is dedicated to planting churches across America as well as Canada, Mexico, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Chaplains minister to thousands of men and women serving the nation. And cross cultural church planting specialists connect with people who have come to America from all over the world. Learn more about our ministry: www.FWBNAM.com.

Prices Approved to Plant Church in Montana

Bozeman, MT — Seth and Lacey Price (Sparta, Tennessee) have been approved to serve as lead church planters to the city of Bozeman, Montana. Both Seth and Lacey grew up attending Bethel FWB Church in Sparta. Seth answered the call to preach in 2012, and the Prices have been serving in ministry together since their marriage that June. Most recently, Seth pastored Cookeville FWB Church, and Lacey taught special education in White County.

One of the primary obstacles church planters face in the Pacific Northwest is isolation. Often, church planters work alone in highly secular areas with little gospel presence or extended church community. For example, currently only one Free Will Baptist church exists in the entire state of Montana: Summit FWB Church, a NAM plant in Missoula led by the Hampton and Lindsay families.
To combat this isolation and minister strategically in the region, the Prices plan to partner with Summit Church to form a thriving fellowship of Free Will Baptist churches in the state while also reaching the community of Bozeman with the gospel.

Bozeman is the fastest growing micropolitan city in the United States. It’s known for a thriving economy, outdoor recreation opportunities, and a vibrant community. However, like most of the Pacific Northwest, it remains a largely unreached mission field with evangelical Christians representing less than 10% of the population.

Please pray for the Prices and their children as they begin fundraising and transitioning to full-time ministry in Bozeman. Ask God to use both Montana church plants to save the lost and transform their communities with the hope of Christ.

Huffs Approved as Associate Church Planters

Champaign, IL — North American Ministries is happy to announce that Jeremy and Rebekah Huff have been approved to serve as associate church planters in Champaign, Illinois. The Huffs will minister alongside lead planters Ed and Rachel Goode at Bridge FWB Church, a joint project with the Illinois State Mission Board. Jeremy and Rebekah have three young sons – Hayden, Hudson, and Harrison.

The Huffs are graduates of Southeastern Free Will Baptist College. Since 2019, they have been actively ministering at Great Bridge FWB Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, where Jeremy served as the student pastor and worship leader and Rebekah as the children’s ministry director. The couple also taught and worked in the church’s associated school, Great Bridge Christian Academy.

Both Jeremy and Rebekah have family ties to NAM and IM, connecting them with church planting ministry. Jeremy has two brothers who are former NAM church planters, Jason and Jonathan Huff, and Rebekah is the sister of teammate Rachel Goode and the daughter of former IM missionaries Ken and Jayne Cash.

One of the fastest-growing cities in the state, Champaign-Urbana is home to over 200,000 people and more than 50,000 college students from the University of Illinois, which houses the largest proportion of international students at any college in the US. In addition to the significant number of unreached students, only 30% of Champaign’s population identify as “religious” at all, giving Bridge FWB Church countless gospel opportunities to pursue and many needs to meet through their ministry.

Please pray for the Huffs as they begin fundraising and move to Illinois in the coming weeks. Ask God to provide for their needs and grow their ministry as they work to make the real Jesus impossible to ignore in Champaign.

Matlocks Welcome Baby Boy

Congratulations to Ardmore, Oklahoma, church planters Cody and Tori Matlock on the birth of their son Caisson James! All are doing well.

Please help us welcome Caisson to the NAM family and pray for the Matlocks as they begin life as a family of three.

Mission North America Offering Update

Each year, we are blessed by your financial generosity to North American Ministries. In November alone, Free Will Baptist churches and individuals gave over $100,000 to the Mission North America Offering fund! Combined with recurring MNA and general fund donations, your gifts brought our yearly offering total to just over $683,000 (and counting).

Thank you for continually supporting the work of NAM, church planters, chaplains, and countless other ministries through giving. We could not accomplish what the Lord has called us to do without you.