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Missionaries

Missionaries/Church Planters

Our burden to proclaim Christ is not confined to our own locality but extends to all nations. For this reason we are actively engaged in foreign missions, supporting qualified and tested men to take to lost sinners the good news of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life through repentance and faith in the risen Christ. Support for global missions has been a hallmark of Grace Baptist from our earliest days. We now support several missionaries and national pastors both directly and through in coordination with other Reformed Baptist churches. These include connections to men and ministries on six continents proclaiming the gospel and planting churches. The church receives frequent updates about ongoing work and prayer requests, and enjoys hosting missionaries as they visit the US. Many of our members have developed close personal ties to these men and their families over the years, and make it a point to stay in touch and pray for them regularly. Listed below are several missionary and national pastor families we support in prayer and/or financially.

Dafydd and Maria Hughes

Dafydd was sent from his home church in Aberystwyth, Wales to serve the Lord in New Zealand in 1996. He has ministered on the North Island since 2006, and currently serves as pastor of Crosspoint Church (https://crosspoint.org.nz/). Dafydd and his wife Maria have two children, Ajinkya and Anjali.

Michael and Ashley Emadi

Michael and Ashley were sent from their home church in Kentucky to aid Reformed Baptist work in the Republic of Ireland. Michael has served as a lecturer of biblical languages for Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary and Reformed Baptist Seminary. He currently serves as co-pastor of Dundalk Baptist Church (https://www.dundalkbaptistchurch.org). Michael and Ashley have three children, Liam, Lorelai, and Maev.

Philip Pagliari

Philip Pagliari was born and raised in Donora, PA. He is married to his wife, Nialyn, and they have been blessed with three sons, Raphael, Ephraim, Naphtali (Who is with the Lord.) and a daughter, Sola Fide. Philip holds an Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design from Pittsburgh Technical Institute, a Bachelor’s in Christian Leadership Ministry from Geneva College, and a Master of Divinity from Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. In 2020, Philip started the work of planting The Valley Remnant Church, and continues to serve as pastor there.

Raymond and Diane Perron

Raymond has served as a church planter and pastor in the province of Quebec since 2001. He has been instrumental in beginning and maintaining the Log College for pastor’s training, as well as the Association of Reformed Baptists in Quebec (https://aerbq.org/). His ministry and teaching is also broadcast by radio in Quebec.

Brett Shaw

Brett and Shelly Shaw have four children Owen, Calvin, Geneva, Benjamin. Brett is a pastor who spent three years in England strengthening the church in Charlesworth, establishing a confessional association, and helped start a partnership with IRBS for theological training. August 2023, Sycamore Reformed Baptist Church commissioned Brett as a church planter to Bozeman, Montana. Brett was sent out to do the work of an evangelist in the establishment and ordering of a confessional Reformed Baptist Church. Bozeman is a growing university town with a great need for the gospel.

David and Nicky Vaughn

David and Nicky were sent from the US to France in 1991, and have served the Lord there faithfully ever since. David currently serves as the pastor of a Reformed Baptist church in the region of Aix-en-Provence, France (https://www.erb-aix.fr/). He regularly speaks at various conferences, and helps train pastors in Europe and French-speaking Africa.

Timothy and Marlyse Wenger

Timothy Wenger, married to Marlyse, is planting a Reformed Baptist church in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Timothy Wenger was assistant pastor of the Reformed Baptist Church of Bulle (Switzerland) for several years, before pursuing pastoral ministry at the Reformed Baptist Church of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) following Olivier Favre in 2013. He also has a part time ministry in the biblical and sports training of young people, many of whom becoming counselors in Christian camps.

Nico van Zyl

Nico van Zyl is from South Africa and in 2017, was called to be a pastor of Birchleigh Baptist Church in Kempton Park, South Africa. He is married to Roxanne, a Texas native, and they have one son named Nicolas. In 2024, the Van Zyls were sent out as missionaries from Birchleigh Baptist Church to work in Thailand. They currently live in the city of Chiang Rai where he and Matt Jensen, an American from Georgia, have planted a church called Sovereign Grace Fellowship. Sovereign Grace Fellowship is an English-speaking church, but Nico and Matt are currently involved in language learning and culture acquisition and hope to plant a Thai church in the future as well. Nico and Matt also do frequent work with Timothy Two Project International to train national pastors in Thailand and the surrounding countries.