International Mission Board trustees approved 65 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 21–22 meeting near Richmond, Virginia. The missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 10, at 10:08 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas.
This meeting concluded the two-day gathering of trustees during which the board appointed missionaries, elected new officers including the first woman chair of trustees, elected a new vice president and honored retiring staff.
IMB President Paul Chitwood encouraged trustees to look toward the future, as he celebrated the way God is currently working through IMB.
“We celebrate the success God has given us in this season in rebuilding the missionary candidate pipeline hitting 1,600 this week, a number we haven’t seen in nearly 20 years,” Chitwood said.
“We rejoice over the 109 unengaged and unreached people groups that are now engaged. We praise God for 144,969 new followers of Jesus and 68,628 newly baptized believers around the world. We celebrate three record years for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. But there is much more work to be done.”
Newly elected IMB trustee officers for 2025-2026 are Carol Pfeiffer, chair; Chris Wall, first vice chair; Willie Smith, second vice chair; and Sacha Hasenyager, recording secretary.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Leslie Peacock Caldwell and originally published by the International Mission Board.
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