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Church Plant Partnerships

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The Crossroad Church
Pastor Bob Rao

Bob (Krishna) Rao’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from India in the late 50s. Bob was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but came to Texas as soon as possible (1975). He graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1978 and majored in Biology and Chemistry at SMU during the Pony Express days. He finished his MD at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and completed his residency at Parkland Hospital in Anesthesiology. He has been in the same practice for the past 20 years. Bob met his wife, Stacey, during his residency. They have been married for 22 years and have four awesome kids. They are presently enjoying the teenage years of the younger two kids.

Bob and Stacey were one of the founding couples of The Crossroad Church. He initially served as chairman of the elder board. When the founding pastor transitioned to his new ministry, Bob felt God’s call to the role of pastor. He is presently serving as senior pastor in a bivocational manner. Bob and Stacey appreciate your prayers as they embark on this adventure.

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Calvary Chapel
Pastor Rene Luevano

With more than 25 years of pastoral experience, nine of those spent serving the youth at Calvary Chapel, Pastor Rene Luevano has served as senior pastor of Calvary Chapel (El Calvario) since 2004.

In addition to preaching the Word of God, El Calvario, located in a culturally diverse area of West Dallas, strives to meet the needs of its neighbors by offering G.E.D., ESL and computer classes, as well as Saturday children’s programs, all in effort to share the love of Jesus Christ.

“Our desire is to implement ministry by using all human, physical and financial resources to present the Good News of Jesus Christ to our community.”

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El Buen Pastor 
Pastor Pedro Gutierrez

A pastor for more than 40 years and professor for 20 years, Pastor Pedro Gutierrez, along with his wife, Elizabeth, and sons, Jonathan, Josh and Josiah, reach out to the Hispanic community in the Pleasant Grove area with the Good News of Jesus Christ. El Buen Pastor, where Pedro serves as Pastor, draws both Spanish and English-speaking people in the community with its commitment to Bible-based teaching and preaching.

In addition to its services, El Buen Pastor offers discipleship classes for new believers; Biblical counseling for couples and families both inside and outside the church; piano classes specifically geared toward helping other Hispanic churches that are in need of pianists; and, Sunday school classes in both Spanish and English.

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First Laotian Baptist Church
Pastor H 

Pastor H. has served as pastor of First Laotian Baptist Church for 17 years and as the president of the National Lao Southern Baptist Fellowship since 2004. Aside from leading his own congregation and preaching to Laotian churches throughout the United States, Pastor H., who speaks Lao, Thai, and English, has trained three laymen who have been sent out to be full-time pastors in Dallas, Oklahoma, and Kansas City. He earned a M.A. from Criswell College and a B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University. He and his wife have two sons, Eric and Nathan.

First Laotian Baptist Church is a growing, bilingual congregation that reaches generations young and old. As part of their outreach program, they hold home Bible studies in predominantly Laotian neighborhoods. This church also supports an orphanage, orphanage school, and a medical clinic in Asia by providing supplies.

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Adat Shalom
Pastor Robin Rose

Thirty-eight years ago Pastor Robin Rose, raised in a conservative Jewish family, came to know Jesus as the Messiah his people had been waiting for. Now, as Pastor of Adat Shalom, he makes it his mission to share the Good News of Jesus to the Jewish Community.

Adat Shalom Messianic Congregation sits in the heart of the Jewish community of Dallas. The church, made up of both Jews and Gentiles, meets on Friday evenings to coincide with the Jewish Sabbath and welcomes all who wish to worship and study with them as they share the Good News of Jesus the Messiah by studying both the prophecies of the Tanach (Old Testament) and the writings of the Brit Hadeshah (New Testament).

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Lake June Baptist Church 
Pastor Bobby Worthington

With a long ministry track record and a heart fully devoted to missions, evangelism and discipleship, Pastor Bobby Worthington currently serves the Dallas community as Pastor of Lake June Baptist Church, Director of Encounter Missions, and Adjunct Professor of Evangelism at Criswell College.

Lake June Baptist Church is dedicated to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to all ages and socio-economic groups through Bible-based teaching and preaching, and community outreach.

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Iglesia Bautista Comunidad Hispana
Pastor Porfirio Abad 

Born in Matanzas, Cuba, Porfirio was acquainted with the Gospel because his parents took him to church since his early years, although his decision to receive the Lord came in his teenage years. After being discipled by his pastor, Porfirio felt God calling him into the ministry. After graduating from the Baptist Seminary of Havana, he married his wife Rachel, who studied there, as well.

The Lord called them to a church that had been without a pastor for decades and had dwindled down to ten members, so they trusted God and went to work.  God blessed and the church began to grow, and eventually became a thriving ministry which has planted dozens of new works. Porfirio and his wife arrived in the U.S. in 2011 and have begun a new church, Iglesia Bautista Comunidad Hispana.

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Keystone Community Church
Pastor Damon Halliday

Damon Halliday has served as Pastor of Keystone Community Church for several years. Prior to his ministry at Keystone, he spent 16 years at American Airlines, where he still teaches two weekly Bible Studies.

Because of its location in the midst of the Cavile Housing Project in Fort Worth, Keystone has been able to reach many low-income, inner-city people whom others have considered unreachable. Keystone is active in creative evangelistic events, including sports evangelism. Their most recent outreach drew 450 people, 30 of them making professions of faith and 15 coming forward for baptism.

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Silent Friends
Pastor Dale Kesterson 

The Silent Friends ministry of First Baptist Dallas seeks to serve the deaf in our community.  Worship services are held in American Sign Language with Sunday School classes for all ages, as well as outreach and special events. Services are also voiced for the hearing.

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Japanese Mission Church of Dallas
Pastor Futoshi Shingaki 

Before becoming a Christian, Pastor Futoshi Shingaki feared death, as he hopelessly believed nothing awaited him. Moreover, he had no hope in life, knowing that death was inescapable. After coming to know the Lord, Futoshi’s world, once full of darkness, is now full of hope and life.

The Japanese Chapel welcomes all ethnicities and treats each guest as a VIP, Japanese style! Most members are bilingual, so Christian fellowship at their weekly luncheon (after Sunday worship) is comfortable for all.

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Prison Ministry
Jerry Bedison 

“Remember the prisoners, as though you were in prison with them...” Hebrews 13:3

God has given Jerry Bedison a passion and calling to reach out to the incarcerated and their families, something he has been faithfully doing for more than 30 years. Every Sunday, Jerry coordinates services at the county jail for more than 30 churches. This has opened ministry to those in isolation from the general population as well.

Do you have a friend or loved one who needs someone to visit and counsel with them? Our prison minister is available to counsel with inmates and their families as needed. He is teaching discipleship classes weekly for those out of prison who need to rebuild their lives and walk with the Lord.

Contact
Office located on the campus of First Baptist Dallas

214.969.7746