Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Present day missionaries and retired missionaries who were called to the mission field when they were members at First Baptist, Hokes Bluff, include the following:
Mary Jane Whorton (retired) who served in Nigeria for 37 years
Charles and Phyllis Hardie (retired) who served in Taiwan for 19 years and then served 9 years in Siberia
Ernie & Lee Ann (Brittain) McAninch who served in El Salvador for 7 years and at the Spanish Publishing House in El Paso, TX for six years. Ernie is presently serving as Lead Consultant for International Networks for Lifeway International.
Laynah Palmer - Served as a missionary in China.
