Helping Children in
Central Appalachia

We are a ministry of concerned Southern Baptists addressing the physical and spiritual needs of children living in the central Appalachian region of the United States.

What We Believe

We adhere to the Baptist Faith and Message 1963/2000

What We Do

Serve

Appalachian Children Ministry (ACM) works through volunteers and donors to meet children’s physical and spiritual needs in central Appalachia (West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia).

Give

As funds are available, we assist children with new shoes, clothing, coats, blankets, and food through local schools, churches, and ministry centers.

Christmas Backpacks

We also respond to the needs at Christmas through Christmas Backpacks for Appalachian Children. This ministry to children started in 2001 by meeting physical needs and providing a way to share the gospel.

Who We Are

A ministry of concerned Southern Baptists addressing the physical and spiritual needs of children living in the central Appalachian region of the United States.

Director: Bill Barker

Bill served for nineteen years as the NAMB national missionary to the Appalachian and Mississippi River Delta Regions. Today, he pastors Wolffork Baptist Church, Rabun Gap, Georgia, and is the director of Appalachian Children Ministry.

Board:

Mickey Caison – retired national Disaster Relief (DR) director for Southern Baptist (NAMB) and pastor of Pine Crest Baptist Church, Gainesville, Georgia

Ron Lawson – retired from the NAMB and the Georgia Baptist Convention. Deacon at Wolffork Baptist Church, Rabun Gap, Georgia

Frank Nuckolls – retired from the Georgia Baptist Convention. Associational Strategist for the Flint River Baptist Association and a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Georgia

Paul and Vickie Wingo – retired from the US Air Force and members of Dahlonega Baptist Church.

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Join us in shaping a brighter future.

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