Bill Jenkin III and his wife Terri joined with Continental Baptist Missions as missionary church planters in 1983—their ties to the Mission, however, run much deeper. Both Bill and Terri came to know Christ through the ministry of a CBM mission church, and in a sense are second-generation missionaries themselves, following in the footsteps of their spiritual “parents.” After joining the Mission, the Jenkins considered church planting in their home state of Montana, but God saw fit to lead them elsewhere. For over 21 years, by His grace, Bill and Terri had the privilege of establishing and nurturing four churches to graduation in the Sunshine State of Florida. In the winter of 2004, Bill stepped into the newly created office of Vice President and Director of Church Relations for CBM, a position which gave him the opportunity to represent the Mission and share what God was doing through North American church planting efforts. In May of 2006, Rev. Jenkin accepted the call to become CBM’s sixth president and continues to serve in this capacity, ministering to the needs of CBM missionaries and the local church alike.

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The Lord called Dallas and his wife, Nancy to be missionary builders after being involved with their church’s “Men for Missions” group. The Putnams have been with CBM since 1988. Dallas has served as a builder, a project lead builder, a pre-construction coordinator, and was appointed Director of Building Ministries in 2001. In addition, he manages and maintains the home office computer and server system.

Rod served for 23 years with the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a public affairs officer with notable deployments to Iraq for Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn; Washington D.C. for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration; and New Mexico for the Stealth Fighter retirement program. Rod was also on the Marketing team at RBC Ministries (formerly, Radio Bible Class) for ten years serving in several capacities including Brand Manager, Media Director, and the Associate Director of Ministry Efforts. Rod has been married to his high school sweetheart, Tammie for 29 years and they are in various stages of raising six children and one daughter-in-love. Rod joined with CBM in June of 2011 as the Director of Development. His area of focus is fostering the relationship among ministry partners, CBM support staff, and missionaries in the field.

The Lord’s leading in bringing Linda to CBM is a unique one—it all started with an email that looked like spam. During 2003, Linda’s route to work took her past the CBM home office building in Rockford, MI, which was then under construction. Thinking it would be a nice place to work, she submitted her resume twice by mail—it was returned to her due to an incorrect zip code. She sent it one more time and several months later received an email from a sender she did not recognize (G. Webber). Her first response was to delete the email, but curiosity got the better of her. In her words, “…since September 2004, I have been blessed in so many ways. I know that God placed me here at CBM for growth and support at a time in my life when I needed it most.” Linda is the Executive Secretary for the home office; she has the privilege to serve the Administrative staff, Board members, and Mission family in whatever way she can.

Ellie came to know Christ as her Savior in September of 1987. Immediately after becoming a Christian she sensed a call from God. Her heart absolutely ached to be in Christian service. Soon thereafter she began typing dissertations for students at Grand Rapids Baptist College & Seminary [now Cornerstone University and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary] in Grand Rapids, MI. She came on board at CBM in November of 1991—working at CBM continues to be a joy and blessing in her life. Ellie maintains responsibility for the day-to-day mailing needs of the Mission and oversees larger mailing projects, such as financial appeals and the Contact newsletter, as well as assisting with reception duties and accounts receivable.

Pete began a 20-year construction career with a general contractor in Grand Rapids, MI, first as a common laborer, then as a carpenter apprentice, journeyman carpenter, carpenter foreman, and finally as a superintendent. In 1984 he and his wife, Darla, sensed the Lord’s leading to join with Continental Baptist Missions as missionary builders. The Ringelbergs went full-time on the field in 1986 and spent the next 20 years living in a travel trailer all over the United States building churches with CBM. Pete is a licensed builder in the state of Michigan and since 2006 has served in the CBM home office as Pre-Construction Coordinator. He as well manages and maintains the home office computer and server system.

Mike was led to the Lord as Savior in 1954 by his mother following a convicting lesson by a dear Sunday School teacher at Wealthy Park Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, MI. He first entered service with CBM as a TeamCBM Nehemiah volunteer builder, working in an on-call capacity to prepare church drawings. In the spring of 2004, while attending a church building dedication, he came under conviction that part-time service was not where the Lord wanted he and his wife, Pam. In June of 2004, the DeGroots applied for full-time service with CBM as missionary builders. They continue to be a faithful part of their sending church, Dorr (MI) Baptist Church, where Mike serves as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, and Music Director.