CBF Field Personnel
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship supports more than 160 field personnel, or missionaries, serving in remote villages and large cities around the world. They make a difference in the lives of the world's most neglected people.
Learn more about the location of CBF Field Personnel, how to host a speaker at your church or ways you can support them at The Fellowship's website.
ALCBF is proud to call some of the CBF Field Personnel our own!
Jade and Shelah Acker
Location:
Uganda
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala. (Jade) and San Antonio, Texas (Shelah)
Commissioned:
2004
The Ackers live and serve in Uganda, where their ministry focuses on providing assistance to individuals and families in need, particularly women and children. They operate a nonprofit called Refuge and Hope International, and among the organization’s work is financial support for nine Sudanese young men living in Kenya and Uganda. Some of these young people were previously child soldiers in Sudan, the native country they now seek to return to and rebuild.
Refuge and Hope aims to assist the poor and marginalized, advocate for children of war, partner with churches and organizations, and promote social justice.
Graduates of Samford University and Southwestern Theological Seminary, the Ackers previously served in West Africa with the Fellowship.
Mike and Lynn Hutchinson
Location:
Togo, West Africa
Commissioned:
2000
Lynn and Michael Hutchinson serve as CBF field personnel in Togo, a French-speaking country in West Africa. Like much of West Africa, Togo remains part of the developing world. Working alongside partners, the Hutchinsons are involved in various projects aimed at developing people’s talents and resources. Drawing from the assets and resources at hand, mentoring and equipping, they are helping Togolese discover their full capacity. Michael says, “We believe there are Togolese solutions for Togolese problems. Each community has assets waiting to be identified and developed.”
Whether it is helping elementary schools develop clubs to make compost or helping organize community groups to tackle the goal of better health for their children, the Hutchinsons take a personal, relational approach. Lynn describes it this way: “We look at the entire message of God’s love. Jesus lived out a holistic ministry that met people face to face and that addressed their physical, mental, emotional and most of all--their spiritual needs. We strive to see each individual as a person of value and to work alongside them to build capacity and independence while sharing the good news of the gospel.”