February 20-22, 2026
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The World Mission Conference is an exciting conference highlighting the power of the gospel around the world through the work of global and local missions. This three-day conference includes keynote speakers, dinner fellowships, mission forums, and outreach opportunities.
A WORD from the
Conference Chair
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“Welcome to the 50th annual World Mission Conference 2026 of First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville. It is such a privilege for us to have helped plan this year’s conference. Like each of the 49 conferences which came before, this one is a celebration of an amazing God who is using this church in amazing ways to share His love and grow His kingdom… here in Thomasville and around the world.
This year’s theme, “Release the Light of Jesus”, is rooted in the scripture, John 8:12, where we are reminded that Jesus is the “light of the world”. As believers we are called to carry His gospel and shine His light to the nations. God has invited us into His grand story to give our time, talents, and treasure to further His kingdom locally and around the world. As we hear from our mission partners at this year’s conference, let us each consider the ways God is calling us to both give and go.
Come to learn. Come to be inspired & encouraged. Come to CELEBRATE 50 years of ministry and mission!”
With kindest affection,
Harry & Kay Vann, WMC 2026 Chairs
CONFERENCE RESOURCES & MATERIALS
MINUTE FOR MISSIONS SPOTLIGHTS
SHINING A LIGHT ON OUR MISSION PARTNERS
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH
MISSION PARTNER LUNCHEON (RSVP ABOVE)
11:30AM-1:00 PM | Student Ministries Building
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KICK-OFF DINNER (RSVP ABOVE)
5:30PM-7:00 PM | Fellowship Hall
You’re invited to our family friendly dinner with live music featuring our Children’s Choir and worship team, as well as Keynote Speaker
*Mission themed activity for ages 4-5th grade after dinner.
*Nursery available for children under 4 years
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST
WMC AT DOJM (RSVP ABOVE)
8:30AM-12:00 PM | Disciples of Jesus Church (228 Augusta Ave., Thomasville, GA)
*Children’s Activity for Children ages 5 years old -5th grade in adjacent room with Mission-minded activities. 8:30am until Festival starts at 10:00am. Parents will take kids to festival to enjoy the games!
SUNDAY, February 22ND
WMC ARISE WORSHIP SERVICE
9:00 AM-10:00AM | Fellowship Hall
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MISSION PARTNER PANEL DISCUSSION
10:00AM-11:00AM | Fellowship Hall (Coffee and Snacks Provided)
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WMC TRADITIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE
11:00AM-12:00PM | Sanctuary
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Tom and Jocelyn Logan
Marion Medical Mission
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In 1985, Tom and Jocelyn Logan founded Marion Medical Mission (MMM) when experts said building twenty wells annually in rural Africa was "impossible." By 2025, MMM had built over 62,000 wells, providing safe water to five million people across four African nations. Starting in 1972 with zero dollars, they've never posted a deficit in fifty years. Their secret? "We use what God has given us—and then we trust God."
Stu and Annie Ross
The Outreach Foundation | Kenya
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After a 30-year career with Corning/Novartis and Army service, Stu joined The Outreach Foundation in 1999, partnering with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. Together with Annie and their Kenyan team, they've built 485 churches, 207 schools (educating 32,000 children), and 29 boreholes for fresh water across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Stu supervised construction of Kikuyu Hospital's Orthopedic and Dental Units and doubled PCEA Chogoria Hospital's operating capacity. Annie oversees Booth Senior School construction—now building their seventh. Daniel Gakonyo manages church and school projects.
Kenny Grant
Teaching Pastor | Community Church of Southeast Georgia
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A former Marine drill instructor, Kenny Grant brings passion, humor, and biblical depth to his role as Teaching Pastor at Community Church of Southeast Georgia. Through Kenny Grant Ministries, he equips men and churches across the Golden Isles, blending military discipline with grace. His Band of Brothers ministry and dynamic speaking inspire men to lead with faith. Married to Shirley, with four children and five grandchildren, Kenny’s ministry proves that transformation starts with truth—and a little laughter.
Rick Wesley
Chairman | The Outreach Foundation
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For nearly 40 years, Rick Wesley has championed global missions as an elder, Sunday school teacher, and Chairman of The Outreach Foundation. His leadership spans Africa, Haiti, and China, embodying FPC’s legacy of sustainable partnership. A direct marketing executive by career, Rick now cultivates faith and roses—both with equal passion. Married 53 years to Susan, their family of three children and eight grandchildren fuels his commitment."
Jay Stauffer & Samuel Dumond
Belloc Haiti Mission
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Haitian people are caught in a relentless storm of challenges, where each wave of adversity threatens to drown their hopes and dreams. Since 2011, FPC has partnered with Jay Stauffer to change this through the Belloc Haiti Mission. The mission seeks is to cultivate the next generation of Christ-centered Haitian leaders through education and career development, community and infrastructure support, and economic empowerment. These programs replace students’ despair with real opportunity. As Jay says, "We don’t just build schools; we build futures." Samuel Dumond was born in Belloc, Haiti and is a co-founder of FPC’s Belloc, Haiti Mission. He is a respected leader with a heart for building thriving Christian communities in rural Haiti. Samuel has an extensive background working with several US-based Christian mission organizations over the years.
WMC 2026 GoAl: $273,000
2026 Conference Challenge Goal: $15,000 for Family and Youth Mission Trips
How might God be calling you and your family to support world missions? See the information below to learn more about our mission partners and 2026 goals. Our church is committed to supporting our international mission partners at the levels listed below:
The Outreach Foundation
Kenya | $25,000
The Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) is growing at a rate of 15% annually! Our partners in Kenya are Stu and Annie Ross. Over 20 years, our congregation has sent 9 mission teams to help continue this growth through the construction of churches, schools, orphanages, and rescue centers (rescuing young girls from the slavery of forced marriages and female mutilation). We will send another mission team to Kenya this July 2025.
Mexico | $15,400
Through our partnership with Todd Luke, our support continues for the Campechano Presbytery of the Yucatan Peninsula and surrounding communities. Todd and his wife, Maria, host mission teams to support their vision of evangelism and community development in the Xpujil region. FPC adult and student mission teams have assisted in the construction of much-needed family-owned rainwater cisterns and ministered to local school children through Vacation Bible Schools. This partnership program has built over 700 cisterns since 2002, with 33 completed in 2024. Our Youth will travel to Mexico to assist with this program in June 2025.
Cuba | $30,000
Our church’s partnership with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Guanabacoa, Cuba, began in 2004. Guanabacoa is a neighborhood outside of Havana and it is teeming with young families and children. In recent years, our emphasis has been on teaching young children about Jesus. In January 2022, the Children’s Bible Ministry (CBM) opened its doors and enrollment was immediately at capacity. In March 2024, a small mission team from our church met with Pastor Yoelkis and his Session to forge an agreement to increase CBM’s capacity by 50%, and despite the worst economic crisis since the Communist revolution, work began on the expansion this past December. Funds we send will enable 60 children in this small community to attend a loving Christian preschool instead of a Communist government run daycare.
Iran | $7,000
Despite intense persecution, the Church in Iran is exploding with unprecedented growth and incredible hunger for the Gospel. Our mission partner, Reverend Dr. Sasan Tavassoli, himself an Iranian refugee who came to faith in Jesus as a teenager, is at the forefront of this movement. Sasan leads a satellite and online ministry that reaches Iranians with the Gospel. His mission equips house churches throughout Iran by providing leadership training for Iranian pastoral and church leaders worldwide.
Persian Diaspora (Nuremberg) | $10,000
As Iranian refugees continue to migrate to Europe, Rev. Tavassoli’s ministry has expanded to serve and teach the new refugees. In August 2023, at Rev. Tavassoli’s invitation, we fielded a mission team to Nuremberg, Germany to help lead a conference for the Iranian church in Germany and to experience the Iranian church movement in person. Our relationship with Sargez Benyamin, the church’s pastor, has continued to grow and our plans are to link arms with another U.S. church (in Bethlehem, PA) to focus on leader training and the translation of training materials into the Farsi language. We expect to send a second mission team to Nuremberg this year.
Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM) | $10,000
If you follow world news, you know how dreadfully difficult life has been in Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince, this past year. Civil unrest and gang violence specifically is the worst it’s ever been. Despite this evil environment, Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM), founded by Pastor Leon Dorleans, hasn’t missed a beat. Their medical clinic doors remain open to 100 patients every day, the doctors and nurses are properly supplied and resourced, generators necessary for safe drinking water are running, their four schools are thriving, and their three churches welcome close to 3,000 worshippers every Sunday. Our funds will help ensure that each of these ministries continues to be a light in this very dark place.
Marion Medical Mission
Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania | $35,000
Marion Medical Mission, founded nearly 40 years ago by Tom and Jocelyn Logan, exists to share the love of Christ with the extreme poor in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania by providing small remote rural villages with a sustainable source of clean, safe drinking water. In 2024, more than 4,600 shallow wells were built and dedicated, serving more than 450,000 people, about half of them young children. Our WMC gifts will support well coordinator Rev. Elisha Mwasakifwa and field officer Lewis Silungwe.
Frontier Fellowship
Ethiopia | $22,000
FPC’s mission partnership in Ethiopia is rooted in the ministry and work of Dr. Urgessa Biru. Light of Hope Ministry (LOHM) has been winning converts for Jesus Christ among Muslim people in the Arssi Oromo region of Ethiopia since the tear 2000. Through a cooperative arrangement with local government authorities, the ministry sends teams of trained teacher-evangelists to villages that want a school in their community. Because of the program's effectiveness in ministering in a culturally appropriate way, this work serves as a model for other churches and denominations in reaching predominantly Muslim areas for the Gospel.
The Antioch Partners
The Antioch Partners/Andrew Adair | $20,000
The Antioch Partners (TAP) is a missionary-sending ministry focused on the development and support of long-term cross-cultural mission service opportunities. TAP works with churches to assess, train, and support long-term missionaries with a focus on Business as Mission. Through the leadership of Andrew Adair, executive director of TAP, our church is supporting missionaries throughout North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
Sacred Road Ministries
Sacred Road Ministries | $20,000
Our mission partners, Chris and Mary Granberry, have devoted the past 15+ years of their lives to a ministry of presence to Native American communities in the American Northwest. Serving the Yakama Indian Reservation in White Swan, Washington, and the Confederated Tribes in Warm Springs, Oregon, Sacred Road ministers to a growing community of believers through worship, children’s and youth ministry, Kingdom Kids after-school program, and many ‘good neighbor’ acts of service and mercy. FPC has a strong connection with Sacred Road having fielded summer interns and six mission teams to the Yakama Reservation and the Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs. Mission team participants help to paint and roof houses as well as conduct the Kid’s Club Bible camps in two tribal housing projects.
Other Mission PARTNERS
ITEN (International Theological Education Network) | $22,500
As part of EPC World Outreach, the International Theological Education Network (ITEN) provides theological training for pastors and leaders of new church plants among unreached people groups in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Our church is partnering with Mike and Stephanie Kuhn, who took over the leadership role of ITEN in 2022. A major emphasis of ITEN is training of church leaders in underserved places so they, in turn, can train other leaders.
EPC World Outreach Engage 2025 | $9,000
Engage 2025 is focused on engaging with unreached people groups in their own language and culture. Our church supports Saul and Jesse Huber, Mobilization Coordinators. Their important role is to recruit and coach young missionaries and mentor college students who are discerning God's call to mission.
FPC Belloc, Haiti Mission | $22,000
Established in 2011, the FPC Belloc, Haiti Mission strives to glorify God through evangelism, Christian education, and sustainable community development programs. Current activities include the Summer Bible School, a widow’s care program, and a rapidly growing English School. In July 2024, construction was completed on the Belloc Advanced Education Center, just in time for the 2024 Summer English program. Our funds helped construct, furnish and equip this facility. The potential impact envisioned for this center is amazing. In addition to on-going English instruction for students and adults, vocational training programs will be offered, helping to develop future leaders and businesses to benefit the Belloc community.
FPC Youth Mission Trips | $5,000
The FPC Student Ministry Mission Trip Fund helps assure that our students can experience and serve on a life-changing mission trips, including Sacred Road trips to serve the Yakama Nation and trips to Mexico to work with Todd Luke in building water-catchment cisterns.
3R Ministries/Local Outreach | $10,000
This local ministry was founded by Kyle and Heather Bass to provide recovery and restoration to men struggling with addiction. Working with court systems from Thomas, Grady, Colquitt, Lowndes and Decatur Counties, 3R Ministries operates a supervised residential facility that provides a drug-free, safe environment with both structure and accountability for up to 13 men.
TOTAL WMC 2026 Mission GOAL: $273,000
2026 Conference Challenge Goal: FPC Family and Youth Mission Trip Sponsorship | $15,000
One of our church’s stated goals is to increase the opportunities for whole-family, short-term mission trip experiences. The Global Missions Committee is at work identifying partners that would allow us to offer such family-appropriate trips.
for our Partners
WMC 2026 Prayer Calendar
As we prepare for the 50th World Mission Conference 2026, we ask that you be in prayer for its success and impact, for the safe travels for our visiting missionaries and speakers and, more specifically, for our mission and ministry partners here in our community, across the nation and around the world. This daily prayer guide, commencing on February 1st and continuing until the conference, can help lead you to remember and pray for the many projects and ministries FPC Thomasville supports through our annual World Mission Conference.
WAYS YOU CAN GIVE
If you would like to submit your pledge in support of the 2025 WMC fundraising goal, please click the link below and fill out our online form.
To make a donation now or schedule a recurring donation for the 2025 WMC, click the link below, select the WMC 2025 Fund, and fill out the form.