Missions

U.S. MISSIONS

Russell Epperson

Lewistown, MT
  • Russell and Allison Epperson both attended Freed-Hardeman University, graduated in 1998, and were married in the same year. Russell worked at FHU from 2000-2011 while Allison taught elementary school for several years, owned and operated an after-school enrichment business for several additional years, and eventually started their family and stayed home to raise their children Caden, Brynlee, and Tessa who are now 16, 15, and 13 respectively.  In 2011 the Eppersons answered the call to begin full time mission work and moved to Lewistown, Montana.  Russell is actively involved in all aspects of work in the local church as well as several outreach opportunities into the community such as serving on the boards of six different charitable organizations.  A recent endeavor has qualified him as a certified law enforcement chaplain which allows him access to numerous officers and citizens in times of crisis.  Allison continues to help raise their kids and teaches them their schooling at home as well.  In her spare time, she teaches numerous ladies classes, attends personal Bible studies, and teaches kids classes at church. The churches of Christ in Montana are very close knit and work together well to host several youth rallies, men’s and ladies’ retreats, and manage a beautiful Bible camp near Yellowstone. The Eppersons recently completed their 10-year milestone in Montana and have no plans to go anywhere else!
  • Stateside work/Trip

Riley Hendrix

Coral Springs (Miami) FL
  • Riley Hendrix was born in Southeastern Kentucky in the town of
    Hyden. He studied at Freed-Hardeman University where he received a B.A.
    degree in Bible and Psychology with an emphasis in Missions followed by
    graduate work at F.H.U. where he received an M.A. degree in New
    Testament Studies. Riley has been involved in several short-term mission
    efforts in South America, the Pacific Islands, Haiti, and various regions of
    the Caribbean and United States. Riley now serves, with his wife, Brittany,
    and their two daughters, Juliette (6) and Charlotte (2), full-time in Coral
    Springs, FL as part of a church plant work among the Hispanic communities
    in the Greater Miami Area. Riley and his family work as part of a two-family
    mission team that was formed while studying at Freed-Hardeman
    University. In 2014, they were able to establish the first-ever church in the
    city of Coral Springs, where the Hispanic population is strong and growing
    (50,000+). Their goal is to continue to strengthen the church in Coral
    Springs so that it can serve as a foundation to develop more Christians, as
    well as churches, throughout the ever-growing Hispanic world of the
    Greater Miami Area (6 million+).

Student centers at MTSU, UTK, UTM, TTU, Univ. Memphis

Foreign Mission

Dale Byrum

Philippines
  • Dale and Karen Byrum graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1979, then lived and worked in New Zealand during most of the 1980s. Two daughters, both married with children: Deidre(Ben) Buselmeier, 2 & 3-year-old sons, Everett and Emmett, living near Murfreesboro, TN; Emily (Jonathan) Didato, 6.5-year-old daughter, June, living in Nashville, TN. Dale and Karen worked secular jobs from 1989-2014, while Dale preached for many smaller congregations during that time. The Byrums have been involved in the Philippines since 2008 and it is their primary work. Their mission endeavors since 2008 have taken them to New Zealand, Kenya, Guyana, El Salvador, and Guam. The Byrum’s’ focus is church planting, maturing those congregations through several avenues: leadership training and Karen’s individual business set-up, to help families support themselves and the church. Their work also involves medical missions, benevolence, and disaster relief.  Dale also teaches one semester per year at Leyte Christian College in Tacloban City, Leyte province, Philippines, training young men and women to become effective leaders in the Lord’s church. The Byrums work with 10 full-time Filipino family units (9 couples, 1 single female) in 6 locations. They work mostly with youth and young adults since they provide energy and are the driving impetus of the church in the Philippines.

Edmar Llaneza

Reina Mercedes, Philippines

Daniel Naj-choman

San Carlos, Philippines

Rhod Omanito

La Union, Philippines

Jhan Rey Quines

Anda, Philippines

Dino Tzantos

Athens, Greece

Hilton Thomas /Elvis Debair

Orealla, Guyana, SA

Derik Narine

Black Bush Polder, Guyana SA

Preaching Schools

Jerris Bullard in India

Preimchand Jadoo at Suriname/Guyana Preaching School

Mass Communications

World Christian Broadcasting

Eastern European Missions

StudyJesus.com

Audio Bible School

Mission Development

Youth Group Trips

Youth Intern

  • To provide a young man entering the work as a Youth Minister an internship for one to two summers. Not given every year.

Young Men’s Leadership Camp

Young Ladies Spiritual Growth Camp

Development Fund

  • Provides funding for our members to take short-term mission trips; also gives emergency help to our missionaries