Missionaries

Our Mission

Seeking to do the will of God through evangelism. Preaching the Word of God to reach the lost and offering hope for those who feel there is no one who cares. We also endeavor to give opportunities to young preachers to preach and exercise the calling wherein they are called. There is a great need in the world today to stand true to the holy scriptures inspired by God and written by men of old to give us guidance in how to live and set forth an example for our families. It is our goal to always be faithful and seek to help others until the Lord calls us home or the church is called out. We do not seek the approval of man, but prayerfully seek to do the will of God in all that we do. 

List of Officers & Newsletters

Officers
Rev. Bobby Jones, Founder/President
Newsletter-10-09 - 12-09 - 1-10 - 3-10 - 5-10 - 8-10 - 1-11
Dr. Dwayne Barber, Vice-President
Nancy Smith, Administrator
Ann Jones, Office Manager

Missionaries
Rev. David Teague
Newsletter - 1-18
Rev. Eugene Lane

Prison Prevention Program
James Draughn, Director

Board of Directors
Rev. Bobby Jones
704-658-2354
Dr. Dwayne Barber
704-892-7302
Rev. Don Crusenberry

Missionary Biography

Bobby Jones, Founder and President
Ann Jones, Office Manager
Bobby Jones, a former pastor for twenty five years founded the ministry in August of 2000. He serves as the president and is also a missionary working in the correctional units, and tent operations. He and Ann travel presenting the burden for the inmate population of America. Bobby is a graduate of Great Commission Bible College and Theological Seminary in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Ann also manages the mission board office and works with the team in all the different fields of the ministry. They are members of the Liberty Baptist Church in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Home Office: 704-658-2354
Bobby’s Cell 704-880-5677
Email: offeringhopeministries@yahoo.com

David Teague
David has been with Offering Hope for six years. He is a former pastor, but was an evangelist before becoming a member of the Offering Hope Team. David serves on the prison team and in other places as needed. His wife Shirley and brother-in-law Dale Roberts travel with him to churches and meetings but are not with the prison team. They are members of Guiding Light Baptist Church, Hickory, North Carolina.
Home: 828-328-1672
Cell: 828-446-9211
Email:ptw3@juno.com

Eugene Lane
Eugene has been a volunteer with the prison team for about three years. He recently surrendered to be a missionary. He plays music and preaches in the prison units. Eugene is excited to be involved in God’s work in his golden years. His wife is Dorothy. They are members of New Grace Baptist Church, Iron Station, North Carolina.
Cell: 704-240-0452

James Draughn, Prison Prevention Ministry
James joined the ministry in March of 2007. He was formerly with the Rock of Ages Prison Ministry. He travels to schools, Christian home schools, and Juvenile Detention Centers. His program offers an alternative to a life of crime. He also works in the juvenile detentions centers to encourage the juvenile offenders to change their life styles to prevent further incrassation. His wife Becky also is a team member. They are members of Cherry Grove Baptist Church, Moravian Falls, North Carolina.
Home: 336-927-3608
Cell: 336-957-1970
Email: Jbdraughn5@aol.com

Miles Griffin, Collection of Saints Ministry
Miles is the newest member of the ministry outreach team. He has a burden to assist in the needs of the jobless, hungry, and hurting residents of the North Carolina Mountains. Miles has taught Sunday school for many years and is faithful to his church. Gaye is his wife. They are members of New Grace Baptist Church in Iron Station, North Carolina.
Home: 704-732-3714
Email:milesagriffin@charter.net

Larry Nantz, Field Director
Bro. Larry Nantz joined the ministry shortly after it began. He was a member of Rockwell Baptist Church in Mooresville. He was a youth leader and had been the director tof the bible school for 6 years. He had been involved in prison ministry and was instrumental in helping Offering Hope Ministries get into the prison work. Brother Nantz was saved February 15, 1988 and surrendered to preach July 7, 1993. He attended Carolina Baptist College in Concord for one year and transferred to the Great Commission Bible College where he received a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Theology in 1996.
In 2003 he was appointed the Field Director for Offering Hope Ministries. He has been been a pastor for 6 1/2 years. He is presently the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Candler, North Carolina.