History

Macedonian Missionary Service was established in 1973, as an outgrowth of the ministry of Leon Jasper, who had been endorsed as Ardella Baptist Church’s Ambassador of Good Will for Missions in 1971, and Harold Williams, Dean of Florida Baptist Schools. Both had traveled extensively to foreign mission fields and saw many unmet needs of missionaries and their works. Because of their missionary zeal and heart to help, these brethren joined with three other Christian businessmen, to found an Organization to help Missionary Baptist Churches and their missionaries carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. Macedonian, with the sponsorship of Ardella Baptist Church and with the endorsement of five other churches, was registered as a non-profit organization under the laws of Florida. Offices in those early days were on the campus of Florida Baptist Schools in Lakeland In 1981, Leon Jasper became a missionary of Westwood Missionary Baptist Church in Winter Haven, Florida, to work full time with Macedonian. Later that same year, sponsorship was handed to Westwood. In 1982, Harold Williams resigned his position at Florida Baptist Schools and become a missionary of Westwood Baptist Church, to work fulltime with Macedonian. Macedonian moved its offices into a remodeled two bedroom house on the church property. This space was quickly outgrown and in 1989 property was purchased at 8201 Tomkow Road in North Lakeland. Ground was broken that same year and in 1993, the ministry moved into the new facilities. These facilities included offices, classrooms, a high quality recording studio for broadcasting, video reproduction, editorial facilities, mail room, Amateur Radio room, a library, a missionary bookstore, and a print shop.

Leon Jasper moved to Kentucky in 1986 and opened the second Macedonian Office. In 2001, land was donated for a new office building in Somerset. The Macedonian Builders erected the building and the Kentucky Office occupied the building in the spring of 2003.

Macedonian Missionary Service is sponsored by Faith Missionary Baptist Church of Concord, California, where Larry Woolley is pastor.


Contact maybe made in writing to:

Faith Missionary Baptist Church
4266 Thompson Drive
Concord, CA 94518
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